Row in with Callow Lake
It is a very tight-knit affair, but Jessica Harrington’s five-year-old should, at worst, run a big race. There is little or nothing to choose between the selection, Raggtime Toon and Blue Corrig on their running at the Curragh last month.
That was another hotly contested race, as Raggtime Toon beat Callow Lake a head with Blue Corrig a further short head away in third spot.
Callow Lake and Blue Corrig meet on exactly the same terms and the pair are 2lbs better in with Raggtime Toon.
Ger Lyon’s Silly Dancer can land the opening Tattersalls Ireland Auction Maiden.
The daughter of King Charlemagne made an excellent start when beaten a short head by Briland, far from disgraced at York this week, at Navan earlier in the month.
Ciaras Diamond, bogged down in the dreadful ground when fourth to White Mountain at Tralee, gets the nod in the Lynam Merit Median Auction Fillies Maiden.
At Gowran Park tomorrow, John Oxx’s Tatamagouche, who showed nothing in two runs as a juvenile, gets the nap in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Maiden.
She looked a different proposition on her seasonal debut at Naas 12 days ago when a creditable third to Hippodrome and Society Milliner.
Bit Of A Gift, who performed inexplicably badly when making no show in the Grade One bumper won by Jonjo O’Neill’s Refinement at Punchestown, can win the Goresbridge Maiden Hurdle.
He remains a promising talent and, prior to Punchestown, was impressive when taking a bumper at the Curragh with some very useful horses in arrears.
Aidan O’Brien’s Augustus John looks best in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Maiden.
He was disappointing on his debut at Cork last weekend, only eighth of 12 behind Leitra but with that run under his belt and stepping up a furlong in trip, Augustus John may well strip a far better colt!
Much interest at Down Royal tomorrow will focus on the second appearance of Christy Roche’s Charyan in the winners’ Bumper.
After she had scored on her debut at Tipperary, Roche compared her homework to that of Like-A-Butterfly and it would be silly not to take that on board.
Daly Said It, who beat Dubai King by six lengths at Punchestown, may have the legs on Pepperwood in the Stanleybet On Sunday Hurdle.
