Garrai can prove liking for ground

Forgotten Rules: bound to improve for the race, says trainer Dermot WeldCredit: Mark Cranham

You will need webbed feet to get around Sligo safely this afternoon and Garrai Phaidin has already proved himself on a heavy surface so might be worth following in the concluding 3m handicap chase (5.15).

Small fields are the order of the day at Sligo with just 42 runners over the seven races and just five line up in the finale.

Garrai Phaidin is only a seven-year-old with nine chases under his belt so the chances are that we have not seen the best of him yet, something that can not be said for his four opponents.

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David JenningsDeputy Ireland editor

Published on 27 September 2016inHorse racing tips

Last updated 16:40, 27 September 2016

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