Tipper on the right road
Certainly, the five-year-old has got first run on the handicapper and connections had little choice but to turn him out again quickly.
The Curragh contest was a much better race than this and the selection was 7lbs wrong at the weights. As a consequence it was no surprise he went off a 20-1 shot.
Tipper Road, however, indicated he may be rapidly on the upgrade by streaking to a two lengths victory in a fiercely competitive 24-runner affair.
The Croco Rouge gelding now runs under a mandatory 5lbs penalty, which means he is actually 2lbs better in compared to the Curragh.
Thomas O’Neill’s charge is surely set for a substantial hike in the future, clearly it will be a lot more than 5lbs, and has to get the vote.
Michael Grassick got off the mark for the campaign courtesy of Trikirk at Tramore on Monday and can double his tally with Misskinta in the Greenmount Median Auction Maiden.
Soft ground will hold no fears for the daughter of Desert Sun, who made an encouraging reappearance at the Curragh last month when beaten a short head by Spring Snowdrop in the Madrid three-year-old Handicap.
Kevin Prendergast’s Menwaal, at his best, will make short work of the opposition in the 11 furlongs Patrickswell Race.
The worry is that he performed deplorably at the Curragh when 22nd of 24 in the Irish Lincoln behind Bawaader 17 days ago.
He was returning from a long break, however, not having run since beating the smart Virginia Woolf in a maiden at Roscommon back in May. As a son of Montjeu the surface shouldn’t be a problem and Menwaal is given the benefit of the doubt.
