Today’s Horse Racing Tips: Thursday’s Nap of the Day for June 5 for Leopardstown

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Today’s Horse Racing betting tips: Thursday, June 5 Leopardstown

Can Momentum Overcome Inexperience in the Day’s Feature at Leopardstown?

• Eastwatch clocked a Racing Post Rating of 96 on just his second start, the joint-third highest in today’s line-up
• Trainer Andrew Slattery has a modest 9% strike rate over the last five seasons, but his runners tend to progress rapidly when stepping up in class
• Eastwatch is one of only three in this field to win by 9 lengths or more in a career race

Nap of The Day

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Thursday’s Irish racing centres around a competitive card at Leopardstown, where a variety of compelling contests are due to unfold on turf that’s expected to ride fairly true. Among the most anticipated is the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Glencairn Stakes at 5:55pm, a Listed event that blends experienced campaigners with unexposed three-year-olds hoping to prove their class. This race, set over 1 mile and 1 furlong, is poised to test stamina and tactical speed in equal measure.

The field includes some seasoned names such as Layfayette and Norwalk Havoc, who bring proven track-level form but also some clear question marks. They’ll be challenged by the likes of Green Impact, who has shown Group-level potential as a juvenile, and Currawood, an improving colt with stakes experience. Meanwhile, Eastwatch enters this higher-level contest off the back of a striking maiden victory and will be looking to replicate that effort against tougher opponents.

Elsewhere on the card, runners like Bravais and Azada will be attempting to confirm promise shown in previous runs, with the overall quality of the line-up hinting at a fiercely run affair. The shape of the day’s racing offers a fine blend of form, potential, and unexposed talent, setting the stage for an absorbing evening of action.

Nap of the Day: Eastwatch to win – 5.55 Leopardstown

Eastwatch could well be the dark horse capable of upsetting more established names in today’s highlight. With a commanding success in a Gowran Park maiden under his belt, the progressive three-year-old now takes a brave step into Listed company. That run was not only a winning one but a demolition job—his margin of victory stretched to an eye-widening nine lengths, suggesting this gelding may possess a gear his rivals have yet to find.

Rated 102 by the Racing Post for that win, his transition to a higher class doesn’t appear overly ambitious. Though he faces rivals with more seasoned profiles, many of them bring patchy or declining recent form. Norwalk Havoc, for example, thrives only on soft ground and may not find today’s conditions ideal. Green Impact, the market leader, carries the weight of expectations after a modest sixth in the 2,000 Guineas, but backing favourites in these events often proves costly.

Andrew Slattery’s yard may not be on fire numerically of late, but that wide-margin Gowran win—achieved after a 178-day layoff—speaks volumes for the horse’s readiness and scope. Today’s challenge is undoubtedly tougher, but Eastwatch seems to be arriving at the right time, with more left in the tank and a profile that screams potential rather than plateau.

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