Burn on course for Kerry Burn And Turn, runner-up in the Galway Plate, is being aimed at the Guinness Kerry National at Listowel on September 17th. Trainer Jessica Harrington will have one eye on the weather, but is hoping the eight-year-old can take her chance. "She ran a cracker at Galway and she has been a very good servant. I just hope the ground won't deteriorate too much, but assuming we get a bit of decent ground, the plan is to run," said Harrington. Usuel Smurfer, who was unlucky not to win at the Galway Festival, is also set to line-up in the Listowel feature if conditions are suitable. Shark Hanlon's failed by just a head to peg back Aranhill Chief in a two and three-quarter mile handicap chase. "He was very unlucky at Galway. He jumped great, but the last two fences were omitted so they came up the hurdle track and he only just failed to get up," said Hanlon. "He is in great form and the Guinness Kerry National has been the plan all year and I think he is the one they all have to beat. "Usuel Smurfer likes good ground, but he has form on slow ground as well and is a huge horse and jumping fences was always the plan for him. He won't mind a drop of rain, but I'd say the better the ground the better he'll run." Arthur Moore intends to saddle multiple winner Pass The Hat. "He has been a very good servant and he seems to handle good ground better than most, but he has form on soft ground as well," said the Naas handler. "Pass The Hat won over two miles and five at Leopardstown and he wasn't stopping at the finish that day. "He ran a funny race in the Troytown Chase at Navan last season where he appeared to get a bit outpaced, but then he stayed on well from the second-last. "It is an easy enough three miles at Listowel and I don't think the trip will be a problem for him."
