The ground is unchanged from yesterday on the National Hunt course (good, yielding in places) with just 3mm of rain overnight, although an overcast sky could yet provide some showers this afternoon.
A number of horses have attracted support in the shops this morning with the Joanna Morgan-trained Independent Girl popular in the opening 2yo maiden.
The daughter of Bachelor Duke is generally a 2/1 chance having traded earlier at 5/2. Satu is the one for money in the 2m1f novice chase at 4.15, with Paddy Power (4/1) and Ladbrokes (9/2) cutting the Eoin Doyle gelding from earlier quotes of 6/1. Lonesome Dove has been slashed from 5/2 down to 7/4 by both Powers and Ladbrokes for the following 2m novice hurdle (4.45), with Boylesports only going 13/8 about David Casey's mount. Somethingdifferent is all the rage with Powers in the concluding bumper, and have cut Jessica Harrington's charge from 100/30 to 2/1.
