Mystic Meg notes the overnight developments into day three of the 2024 Round Ireland Race, with significant moves by a secondary group to stay with the on-the-water leaders.
Those who managed to get west of the Mizen before 0800 Monday have improved their chances of podium positions, but only marginally, as the weather continues to favour those ahead.
Teasing Machine has got a good jump on the chasers, which now include Checkmate XX, Jezebel, Rockabill, Black Sheep, and Bellino.
"Those who managed to get west of the Mizen before 0800 Monday, have improved their chances of podium positions"
As Afloat's WM Nixon analysed earlier this morning, as they head west in search of more breeze, Teasing Machine is now on starboard tack, aiming at Tory Island and should carry free wind all the way there. The following group face a crunch point at Eagle Island as the northwesterlies approach, and it will be interesting to see if Searcher can take advantage of this.
The Welsh J109 Jezebel skippered by Cris Miles is chasing a Round Ireland Race IRC win at 8/1 odds Photo: Afloat
Latest odds for IRC overall (extremely subject to change) at 10 am on day three:
- Teasing Machine 2/1
- Searcher 5/1
- Phosphorus II 6/1
- Pata Negra 7/1
- Darkwood 8/1
- Checkmate XX 8/1
- Jezebel 8/1
- Rockabill 8/1
- Black Sheep 8/1
- Bellino 8/1
- 15/1 the field.
IRC Class Three leader in the 2024 Round Ireland Race, Jake Carter's Sunfast 3600 is 8/1 in the latest race odds Photo: Afloat