Carpanetto poised for winning return
Aidan O'Brien has certainly exercised lots of patience with the son of Peintre Celbre and can now begin to reap the benefit of that kindness.
The selection has obviously had his problems, but the story with the Ballydoyle three-year-olds this season, in ordinary races, is that they have been very much ready to do themselves justice at the first time of asking, Warhol, Fontanesi and Mingun being good examples.
Carpanetto ran twice as a juvenile, making no show at Cork in October, before getting off the mark at the Curragh twelve days later.
In testing conditions, which were hardly in his favour, he battled on resolutely in the closing stages, after going to the front with less than three furlongs to travel, to beat the useful Canouan and Fontanesi.
The selection now takes on a couple of decent rivals, but is fancied to have the legs on them when push comes to shove!
O'Brien can also supply the answer to the Yeomanstown and Morristown Lattin Studs Maiden with Tumblebrutus.
After disappointing first time up at Sandown, Giants Causeway's full-brother did a lot better at Leopardstown subsequently.
He was beaten a short head by Accciacatura, in a contest which is already working out quite nicely.
Acciacatura went to finish a creditable second in a Listed event at Leopardstown, while Danticat and Born In America, third and fourth respectively, have both scored in the meantime.
Christy Roche's Cross The Highman looks the right one in the CBA Insurance Handicap Hurdle.
The five-year-old got his current mark after three less than impressive efforts over flights last December. Cross The Highman then wasn't seen again until winning a bumper in the proverbial canter at Roscommon sixteen days ago.
