Moscow Flyer can coast home
He is currently the highest rated ’chaser in Britain and Ireland and only a fall, not entirely out of the question, can see him meeting defeat.
Jessica Harrington’s star comes here on the back of a career-best performance in the Tingle Creek at Sandown in December, when proving much too good for reigning two mile champion, Azertyuiop.
He missed an engagement at Leopardstown at Christmas with a cold, but is reportedly very much back on track.
In Compliance, a costly failure at Leopardstown, can redress the balance in the Fighting Blindness Maiden Hurdle.
He proved no match for Macs Flamingo then, going down by eight lengths. But Ruby Walsh’s mount is entitled to come on plenty for the experience and his previous success in a bumper at Fairyhouse is working out particularly well.
Justified is the choice to win a fascinating looking Byrne Group PLC Novice Hurdle. He’s kept the best of company all season and has been given a nice break since beating Kerryhead Windfarm a comfortable three lengths on this track in early December.
At Fairyhouse this afternoon, Dermot Weld’s Loyal Focus is fancied to get off the mark over jumps at the first time of asking in the Group Hospitality Hurdle.
Fourth in a Curragh maiden in May, he returned to action to land his maiden at Listowel in September, handling the testing conditions in style.
Loyal Focus has schooled well in preparation for this test and may have the legs on Majlis, who easily beat subsequent winner, Dalton, at Naas.
Weld can also supply the solution to the Bumper with the once-raced Desert King mare, Kinger Rocks.
She stayed on stoutly when beaten a length and a half by Tom Taaffe’s Finger Onthe Pulse at Leopardstown eleven days ago.
High Priestess is proving costly to follow, but is worth chancing in the Fairyhouse Schooling Grounds Maiden Hurdle.
Far too much use was made of her when fifth to Satoha at Leopardstown on Sunday and down in class and with more restraint likely to be utilised she can go close!
At Tramore tomorrow the progressive Aqua Breezer gets the nod in the Saltan Properties EBF Novice Hurdle.
She won a moderate event by 25 lengths at Thurles and is preferred to the enigmatic I’ll Call You Back.
Strides Of Fire, who seemed to improve dramatically on her previous form when three parts of a length runner-up to Dalton at Gowran Park, can go one better in the Saltan Properties Maiden Hurdle.
