Level-stakes profits and course specialist stables - key punting pointers for Sunday

There are three meetings on Sunday as Leopardstown, Musselburgh and Hereford host competitive racing. Here are statistics from each track that could help your punting . . .

Leopardstown

Enda Bolger has had three winners from his eight runners in chases at Leopardstown in the past five years. That 38 per cent strike-rate has yielded a level-stakes profit of £43.50.

His only runner at this year’s Dublin Racing Festival is Birchdale in the 2m5f Bulmers Leopardstown Handicap Chase (2.40).

The JP McManus-owned nine-year-old is winless since landing this race 12 months ago and hasn’t been seen since August, but finds himself just 2lb above last year’s winning mark and has the assistance of 7lb claimer Aidan Kelly.

Birchdale00:50 Leopardstown

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Musselburgh

Ann Hamilton has trained three winners from eight runners at Musselburgh in the past five seasons and backing her horses blind would have left you with a level-stakes profit of £8.63.

Her sole representative on Sunday’s card is Pay The Piper in the 2m bet365 Scottish Champion Handicap Chase (1.55). 

The gelding hasn’t managed to add to his two chase wins in four starts this season but finished a respectable third at Wetherby last time and is now 4lb below his last winning mark.

Pay The Piper00:50 Musselburgh

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Hereford

Kim Bailey has had 49 runners at Hereford in the last five years and 11 have won for a 22 per cent strike-rate. Backing his horses to a level-stake during that period would have produced a profit of £14.55.

The only Bailey entry at Hereford on Sunday comes in the 2m handicap chase (3.33) where Starvoski aims for a third career success.

She made a promising seasonal debut at Ffos Las in November and finished third at Warwick last time despite being badly hampered by a faller.

Starvoski00:50 Hereford

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