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Rod Millman eyeing repeat win in Bath's main event and Michael O'Sullivan remembered at Cork

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Punting pointers for some of Sunday's meetings . . .


Bath: will it be another big Adaay for Millman?

The Listed Lansdown Stakes (3.41) is one of Bath's feature races and has attracted a bumper field of 16.

Last year's winner Adaay In Devon is back in her bid to add more black type to her impressive CV. The Rod Millman-trained four-year-old has been in the first three in 14 of her 20 starts, but has not been seen since finishing down the field in an Ascot Group 3 in October.

Millman also runs Woolhampton, who finished eighth in the race two years ago.

The trainer said: "Adaay In Devon had a good winter and filled out nicely. She looks in lovely condition and I'm pleased with her. Ideally we'd have liked to have run her at Doncaster beforehand, but she's a very good filly who wears her heart on her sleeve.

"Woolhampton seems in good order and also had a good winter. She's got a rating of 96, which puts her just below this level, but she keeps on improving and hopefully she can throw her hat into the ring."

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Adaay In Devon15:41 Bath
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Jky: Silvestre De Sousa Tnr: Rod Millman

Bath: +£46.10

That's David Probert's profit at the track from a £1 level stake over the last five years. He has four rides on the card.


Cork: Michael O'Sullivan remembered

It will be a poignant second day of the track's Easter festival as it remembers Michael O'Sullivan, with the feature 3m½f chase (3.57) named in his honour.

The Cheltenham Festival-winning jockey, who rode seven winners at the course, died aged 24 after a fall at Thurles in February.

The field of five for the Grade 3 Michael O'Sullivan Chase includes the popular Asterion Forlonge. The 11-year-old took this contest a year ago but has been beaten in his three runs this season. His trainer Willie Mullins is also represented by Mister Policeman.

Fil Dor makes a quick return for Gordon Elliott, having been pulled up in the Grand National, while the field is completed by outsiders Hascoeur Clermont and Lonesome Boatman.

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Asterion Forlonge15:57 Cork
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Jky: Sean O'Keeffe Tnr: W P Mullins

Cork: 33 per cent

That's Paul Nolan's course strike-rate this term. His three runners include Colonia Victoria (2.12).


Market Rasen: Young out to end lengthy wait

Max Young bids to bring nearly a year without success to an end with One Colour in the 2m½f mares' maiden hurdle (3.10).

The Worcestershire trainer's last victory over jumps came 359 days ago, but switching the six-year-old back to the jumps sphere could work the trick to end the 52-run drought.

One Colour, who was unraced for Godolphin, was a two-time bumper winner for Rae Guest before he retired, including impressively at this track in August 2023, and was also tried in Listed company.

She has raced mostly on the Flat since then but has not been seen since finishing last of 11 at Wolverhampton in early February. 

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One Colour15:10 Market Rasen
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Jky: Tabitha Worsley (3lb)Tnr: Max Young

Southwell: Burke's juvenile force on show

Karl Burke has made his usual flying start with juveniles this year and bids to keep that fine run going when unleashing Blue To Blue for his debut.

While Burke's strike-rates with three-year-olds and four-year-olds and older are 19 and 17 per cent respectively in 2025, that rises to a remarkable 57 per cent with his two-year-olds. Four of his seven juvenile runners have won.

Developing horses with early speed and precocity is one of the Group 1-winning trainer's trademarks and Blue To Blue could well have those qualities in the 5f novice (2.07).

The son of Blue Point is related to plenty of winners and his rider Sam James has a healthy 21 per cent strike-rate in the last fortnight.

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Blue To Blue14:07 Southwell (A.W)
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Jky: Sam James Tnr: K R Burke

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