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Fire could set bookies ablaze at Down Royal

Down Royal RacecourseDown Royal Racecourse
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Stoke The Fire has been the subject of a significant market move ahead of the Weatherbys Digital Solutions Handicap (5.05pm) at Down Royal this afternoon.

The Willie Mullins-trained gelding hasn’t shown much in just four outings as a juvenile and reappears here after an absence of 607 days.

On the plus side champion jockey Colin Keane has been booked and the four-year-old who steps up considerably in distance has been slashed from early offers of 5/1 into as short as 11/10. Londonofficecallin has also attracted plenty of interest in the same extended 1m4f event being backed from 7/1 into 5/2.

Meanwhile at Limerick’s evening meeting, Khafaaq in the mile handicap (7.30) and Beechwood in the following 1m4f maiden (8.00) are both proving popular.

About Alan Magee
Alan has worked in the racing industry for well over 30 years including with the Sporting Life, Turform and Irish Racing Services. He took up his current role as Irish Racing Team Leader with the Press Association in 2013. He has a keen interest in most sports and plays golf.

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