In The Limelight can shine for the punters
Aidan O’Brien’s filly showed just a little on her first two outings, but produced plenty improvement on this track last time.
Returning from a break, the daughter of Sadler’s Wells finished a short head and a length and a half third behind Snippets and the heavily backed Dabousiya.
They are two smart sorts and In The Limelight went toe-to-toe with them all the way up the straight. She tired a bit in the final hundred yards, but would, nevertheless, have finished even closer but for being hampered close home.
The Ballydoyle horses all seem to be coming on for an outing and if the selection follows the same pattern will take plenty beating!
The frustrating Striking Pose is worth another chance in the Dermot Lennon World Showjumping Champion Maiden.
This 13 furlongs will take a lot of getting and if Striking Pose has one thing going for her it is abundant stamina.
She finished second behind Mr Wong over a mile and a half at Tipperary and then found ten furlongs all too short when a close third to Eagle Thyme and Coronado Forest at Listowel.
Camden Tanner makes the long journey from Kinsale to contest the Kilnaleck Maiden, but has a live chance of starting his campaign in style.
Robert Tyner’s charge developed into a very useful handicap hurdler last season. He clearly goes well fresh, won his first two races last campaign, and on the plus side as well is that he has two victories in bumpers to his credit.
Kooyong, a slightly surprising winner of a Curragh maiden, doesn’t appear harshly treated in the Tattersalls (Ireland) Nursery and gets the nod.
