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Hi all,

Inside today’s main piece, I’m previewing this evening's Killarney’s Listed Cairn Rouge Stakes.

A Rain-Soaked Change of Plans

Well, the weather intervened, and Nottingham was abandoned due to heavy overnight rain. I was on the train when I heard the news, but I decided to continue to my destination anyway. I met up with Darren Power, Steve Carter, and Kieran O’Hagan, a regular contributor to On Course Profits Magazine. We had a good couple of hours of chat, so not all was lost. Check out On Course Profits and Kieran here.

I was going to delve into the weekend’s big race action, but I haven’t had the time this morning. Instead, I will do so on Thursday.

Wednesday Racing

The highlight of Wednesday’s racing is Killarney's seven-race card, headlined by the Listed Cairn Rouge Stakes for fillies and mares (6.50).

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6:50 – Cairn Rouge Stakes

• Sakti: Got off the mark at the fourth attempt, winning a Dundalk maiden on her return to action in March. The 3-year-old is the highest-rated of the 10 fillies & mares on official ratings and looks to have strong claims back in pattern company.
• Greenfinch: Didn’t seem to need a drop back to a mile when finishing ¾-length 3rd of 11 in a similar race at Naas three weeks ago.
• Flight Of Fancy: Aidan O’Brien's second runner, who broke her maiden tag to win a Limerick maiden 10 days ago. Didn’t have to be at her best to win last time and can’t be discounted.
• Alanya: Wasn’t disgraced in a valuable handicap at Leopardstown last time. Nine furlongs seemed a bit short for her, so another drop back in trip doesn’t look ideal.

Verdict: Sakti looks the most likely winner of the Cairn Rouge Stakes. However, I’m more interested in Aidan O’Brien’s second string (based on jockey bookings) Flight Of Fancy. The 10/1 available about her looks fair each-way value to your humble pundit.

Good luck with your Wednesday bets.

John