Longer trip should suit Purple Spirit

PURPLE SPIRIT can consolidate Cathy Gannon’s position at the top of the apprentice championship by taking the Guillamene Maiden at Tramore this afternoon.

John Oxx’s lightly-raced charge performed solidly at Listowel last time and is the nap choice to land an interesting contest.

The daughter of Sadler’s Wells, sixth behind Aidan O’Brien’s Agenda at the Curragh on Irish Derby weekend, certainly turned in a promising effort at the Kerry track.