The Irish Angle With Paul Callaghan - Saturday Navan and Limerick Tips

Paul Callaghan | @pgcallaghan

Limerick - April 22 2022
Limerick 15:30
8(1)
Gary Carroll

Comfort Line

J: Gary Carroll
T: Michael Mulvany
N/A
Age: 5
Weight: 9-1
OR: 86
Days: 7

I think previous course and distance winner, Comfort Line has been found a good opportunity by connections to score again.

You have to go back to July 2020 for that course and distance success, but he posted a decent effort two starts ago, finishing second over 1 mile at The Curragh, only beaten two lengths by Raadobarg who scored at Tipperary on Thursday.

Comfort Line may have found things happening a little fast over 7 furlongs at Cork last time out where he finished 6th of 17 and I think the return to 8 furlongs will suit.

Gary Carroll takes the mount for trainer Michael Mulvany.Keep an eye on the Joseph O’Brien trained Sareeha, running in the second race on the card at 2:15.

Having missed the break, she made eye catching progress to finish mid division at Wolverhampton on her sole start for William Haggas.

Sareeha was sent off joint favourite, so was obviously pleasing connections prior to her racecourse debut.

DateCourseDistanceTypeWeightPosition
08/12/23DUN8St9-61
01/12/23DUN10.5St9-84
22/11/23DUN10.5St9-52
01/11/23DUN8St9-47
20/10/23DUN10.5St9-46
Navan - April 22 2022
Navan 15:15
2(4)
Shane Foley

Magical Lagoon

J: Shane Foley
T: Mrs John Harrington
N/A
Age: 3
Weight: 9-5
OR: 103
Days: 197

I think this can go the way of the Jessica Harrington trained Magical Lagoon under jockey Shane Foley.The selection found life a little tough in Group 1 company at Newmarket when last seen and has to reverse the form with Cocert Hall on that run.

However, prior to that Magical Lagoon was a good winner of a Group 3 contest over 1 mile at The Curragh last August.

Her pedigree suggests this step up in trip should suit, she is usually ridden with restraint and I think the galloping track at Navan with the stiff uphill finish, will be more to her liking than the undulations of Newmarket.

DateCourseDistanceTypeWeightPosition
07/11/23FLE16Gd8-022
25/10/23GEE12Gd8-106
07/10/23RSH9.5Gd9-011
23/09/23RSH7.5Gd8-119
25/03/23RSH10Gd8-116
Navan - April 22 2022
Navan 15:46
4(3)
Andrew Slattery

Sunchart

J: Andrew Slattery
T: Andrew Slattery
N/A
Age: 5
Weight: 9-6
OR: 102
Days: 16

Despite racing freely, Sunchart made Wordsworth work on seasonal reappearance at Gowran Park at the beginning of the month and I think he can go one better here at a price.

Sunchart was sent off at 4/1 for this race last year, but parted company with jockey Andrew Slattey when swerving left leaving the stalls.

He is a year older, so I’m hoping he is a little wiser, and with the benefit of already having a run this season, I think if holding that form, has to be in the mix once again.

DateCourseDistanceTypeWeightPosition
22/10/23LEO10Hy9-72
24/09/23CUR17Sft10-023
26/08/23YOR14GF9-721
07/08/23NAA12Sft9-95
11/05/23CHS13.5Sft9-24