Jane Mangan’s William Hill blog: Irish Cambridgeshire Day preview

William Hill ambassador Jane Mangan previews Irish Cambridgeshire Day from the Curragh.

Saturday, Curragh

The first is the Kara Quinn Memorial Irish EBF Maiden (1.45pm), with Aidan O’Brien having had a summer to remember so far. His two-year-olds have been in brilliant shape with 38 individual winners and I think Acapulco Bay can make it 39. His debut run behind stablemate Delacroix was extremely eye-catching and with Ryan Moore now aboard, he’s very hard to oppose.

I think the Group Three Newtownanner Stud Irish Stakes (2.20pm) will go the way of Lady Mairen. She made quite the impression on me at Galway when she was green and I don’t think she handled the track. She still came home to good effect and the step up in trip here will suit. She was well-backed that day, and I think despite her maiden tag, she’s the leading contender here.

Next we have the Group Three Heider Family Stables Round Tower Stakes (2.50pm). Once again, this looks as if it’ll be dominated by O’Brien, however this time by Donnacha O’Brien. I like his filly Usdi Atohi who won well in Listed company at Tipperary and wasn’t disgraced in the Molecomb at Goodwood. That form has been franked with Celandine winning the Lowther at York and I think she can put it up to the colts.

In the Group Three Snow Fairy Fillies Stakes (3.25pm), it’s Hanalia’s turn to get a bit of consolation after having to do an awful lot of work in the Irish Oaks. She was too far back that day, and she drops in trip here, where I believe the conditions of the race suit here. She receives seven pounds from Tarawa which makes her an extremely promising candidate. The tactics were all wrong last time, you cannot give Group One fillies that much ground, and dropping in class here, I’m very keen on her.

The feature race is the Paddy Power Supporting Cancer Trials Irish Cambridgeshire (4.35pm). By its nature, it is a bit of a lottery, but there is one I like in here. The horse in question is Genuine Article for James Ryan and Gerard Keane. The cheekpieces are on for the first time and he has a lovely light racing weight here, with leading apprentice James Ryan taking three off. He looks very well-in here after a fantastic run at Galway, and while he will need luck in running, he has all the credentials for this race. I really like his chances.