Clearance was unfortunately a non-runner at Newton-Abbot after he planted his feet at the start.
I had a feeling he wasn't going to run, as he was very hesitant prior to the false start and then when they came back around he didn't want to know anything and decided today wasn't for him.
No harm done as we got our money back, but it would've been nice to see how he got on, especially in a race he has won twice before and the race was named after him.
Green Impact EVS (1pt) – Leopardstown 5.55
Unfortunately, other than Green Impact, nothing got me too excited for Thursday's racing, and he is very short odds for this race, but I think if the best version of Green Impact turns up, he should win this race quite comfortably.
My selection is the highest-rated horse in the race, after having a fruitful juvenile season where he finished runner-up on debut before winning his two final starts of the season, which included a Group 2 at this venue in September when beating Delacroix, who is one of the fancied runners for the Epsom Derby.
Jessie Harrington's horse went to the English Guineas at the start of May, where he ran with credit considering it was his first run of the season, finishing middle of the pack, but chances are that he will have somewhat needed the run, and given he has had a month off since, they will have had time to prime him for a crack at today's race before going for some of the Group 1 targets he has in his entry book in a month or so time.
He has some strong pieces of form in his short career to date, with beating Delacroix being the standout. The runner-up has since finished second in the final Group 1 of the season at Doncaster last year and has returned with two Group 3 victories at Leopardstown, which has left Ballydoyle with a solid chance of winning another Epsom Derby.
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