Sligo preview Papa's Way bids for a hat-trick in Sligo on Sunday as racing returns to the Connacht venue for the first time in 2015. Paul Deegan's five-year-old runs in the Kennedy's Bar Sligo Handicap over an extended mile and a half and Chris Hayes is on board after steering him to victories at Cork and the Curragh. Cailini Alainn and Ceylon provide the main threats. Jim Bolger's Countess Constance caught the eye when finishing well at the Curragh for second behind Penny Pepper and she has a good opportunity to go one better in the Join The 2015 Sligo Race Supporters Club Fillies Median Auction Maiden. The 82-rated Natural Woman cannot be disregarded after taking second place in both Cork and Navan. The handicapper has hit Not A Bad Oul Day with 10lb for winning in Gowran Park, but it may not stop him in the www.countysligoraces.com Handicap. He was well backed the last day so could still be on an upward curve. Vasoni will relish the soft ground and has to be considered in the Sligo GAA Race Day August 18th Handicap over an extended six furlongs. She kept on well to be a close-up fourth in Navan and Tom Madden is booked to take 7lb off the course and distance winner. Dermot Weld's Edelpour won snugly in Gowran Park on yielding to soft ground last month and has every chance of following up in the Follow Sligo Races On Facebook Race. His three rivals are all coming off a break. Ring Presence could be another for Bolger in the Guinness Handicap as his runner-up finish at Tipperary reads well in this company. The County Carlow-based trainer's Novis Adventus will be a short-priced favourite in the concluding Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden. He looks ready to step up on fourth- and second-placed finishes this season.
