Tipping / Billy Nash / 31 May 2009 / Leave a comment Free £25 Bet

Timeform's Billy Nash gives you four recommendations for racing in Ireland on Monday...

Listowel 3:50 - Place Lay - Jim The Falcon

The John J. Galvin Handicap Hurdle at Listowel is a cracking contest and cases can be made for all 15 contestants. Willie Mullin's Jim The Falcon heads the weights and is a very promising type but the handicapper certainly hasn't taken any chances with him and he may be worth laying for a place. There is not much wrong with his form and he has already proven that he stays this trip but he lacks experience and has a stiff task in attempting to give weight away to all of his rivals here.

Listowel 4:50 - Win Back - Stonehouse

Stonehouse has been very frustrating to date over fences but she has bags of experience and is a tentative selection to finally open her chasing account. She has made the frame six times over fences, is generally a sound jumper and this trip is probably close to her optimum. Hello Kitty was a better hurdler than the selection but this is her first run over fences and comes here on the back of a hard season.

Naas 5:10 - Place Lay - Drombeg Dawn

Drombeg Dawn won with a bit to spare at Limerick on his seasonal reappearance but has been put up 10 lb for that success and looks place-lay material now. That was only her fourth run so it is possible that there is more to come from her but this stiff mile will stretch her stamina to the limit and this is a much more competitive than that Limerick contest.

Naas 5:40 - Win and Place Back - Pride Celebre

David Wachman runs two in the last at Naas and both have to be respected but Pride Celebre is the more experienced of the pair and is worth another chance at this trip. She showed promise on a number of occasions last season but pulled too hard to do herself justice at Dundalk last time. She is bred to be suited by this trip and looks a value bet to get placed at least.