Horse racing: Iron Age, Kildare to duel for Republic Cup

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Two top-class horses who have displayed excellent winning form on this track--the Imtiaz Sait-trained Iron Age and the Sunderji-trained Kildare--will take on each other and three more rivals in the Republic Cup, the feature event of Friday's nine-race card.

Iron Age has been excelling over the sharp sprints of five and six furlongs, and therefore, at first glance, it may seem like the trip distance of seven furlongs would be more favourable to Kildare who has recently won over that trip by a widening margin of eight lengths. However, it is the sheer power of raw speed that the Iron Age possesses which makes me feel that he can outpace Kildare from the word go, and outstay too. First race at 1 pm.

Selections:
Radical Force Plate - Div II (Class IV; 1600m)
Live By Night 1, Allied Attack 2, White River 3.
Adolfito Plate - Div I (For 5y&o, class IV; 1200m)
Cellini 1, Belenus 2, Northern Singer 3.
Shantidas Askuran Trophy (Class II; 1200m)
Golden Guest 1, Headway 2, Excellent Gold 3.
Cabriolet Plate (For 3y, maidens; 1000m)
Ginsburg 1, Princess Shania 2, Multiencrypted 3.
Icebreaker Plate (Class III; 1400m)
Sunrise Ruby 1, Guarnerius 2, Benghazi 3.
Radical Force Plate - Div I (Class IV; 1600m)
North Star 1, Monarchos 2, Justified 3.
Republic Cup (For 4y&o; 1400m)
Iron Age 1, Kildare 2, Flying Visit 3.
Victory March Plate (Class V; 1000m)
Ame 1, Colosseum 2, Nusrat 3.
Adolfito Plate - Div II (For 5y&o, class IV; 1200m)
Monk 1, Thunderclap 2, Between Friends 3.

Recommendations
Best bet: Cellini (2-12)
Upsets: Thundering Spirit (4-7), Properly Posh (6-4) & Brave (8-9)

Today's pools
Super jackpot pool: 4,5,6,7,8,9
Jackpot pool: I - 2,3,4,5,6; II - 5,6,7,8,9
Treble pool: I - 3,4,5; II - 6,7,8; III - 7,8,9
Exacta Win Pool: 1,2,3,6,8,9
Exacta Place Pool: 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9
Tanala pool: All races.