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Preview for Friday's racing at Killarney

Mark Walsh on Bob Lingo celebrates victory in the Galway Plate
Mark Walsh on Bob Lingo celebrates victory in the Galway Plate

Galway Plate hero Bob Lingo reverts to the smaller obstacles for the McSweeney Arms Hotel Handicap Hurdle at Killarney on Friday.

Tom Mullins' 10-year-old is comparatively well treated in this sphere but takes his place in a competitive line-up, which also features the Willie Mullins pair of Blazing Tempo and Deutschland, as well as in-form course and distance winner Black Benny and fellow last-start scorers King Ali and Captain Luke.

Kalellshan was also on the score sheet at Ballybrit and makes the reverse switch - going from timber to birch for the www.lakehotel.com Handicap Chase.

He is another out to capitalise on a lenient rating and a couple of classy performers at the top of the handicap, namely Torphichen and Lenabane, keep him on a nice racing weight.

Further class is added to the card by Shinrock Paddy in the Killarney Oaks Hotel Beginners Chase.

The Grade One-winning hurdler took to fences reasonably well last season, filling the runner-up berth in the Drinmore, but is still without a fencing success.

House Rules has kept decent company over the bigger obstacles without winning as well, and he tries his luck in the Kelly Foley & Co. In Association With Lloyd Fitzpatrick Accountants Beginners Chase.

Everything Zain made an encouraging start to his jumping career when second in Roscommon and natural progression would put him in the thick of things in the opening Tote Jackpot 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle at 4.50pm.

Willie Mullins' Primroseandblue strives to supplement successes at Clonmel and Wexford in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle, and the champion trainer is responsible for Reine Angevine in the Pat O'Sullivan Catering Equipment Flat Race.

The French-bred filly failed at odds-on on her introduction at Roscommon but there was still a lot to like about her third-placing and she sets a decent standard.

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