Progressive chaser can strike on first day of Killarney festival

Runners at the July festival race against Killarney's picturesque backdrop

Killarney: racing on MondayCredit: Patrick McCann (racingpost,com/photos)

Smithscorner
8.20 Killarney
2pts win

There was plenty to like about Smithscorner's winning handicap chase debut at Wexford last month and he looks to have every chance of providing Michael Kennedy with a winner on day one of the Killarney July festival.

Kennedy's eight-year-old posted some decent hurdles efforts off 105 and 107 over the winter and took advantage of an opening chase rating of 100 when scoring impressively over 2m4f last time.

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Published on 14 July 2019inHorse racing tips

Last updated 14:22, 14 July 2019

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