Longer trip should suit Purple Spirit
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.
She was beaten a length and a half into second spot by Dermot Weld’s Loyal Focus, staying on dourly in the closing stages.
Stepping up another three furlongs now should work in her favour and the form was given a minor boost when the hitherto frustrating Napoleon, third at Listowel, scored at Roscommon on Monday.
Pelagias Star and Bauhaus, fourth and fifth respectively behind the Ballydoyle newcomer, Coconut Beach, at Thurles, have to be on the short list, but Young Elodie could emerge as the main danger.
Third to the ultra-smart Orpington at Galway, she then won over flights at Cork, before getting bogged down on the terrible surface, again over hurdles, at Tralee.
Another who hasn’t done much racing, Mystical Memories, gets the nod in the opening www.tramore-racecourse.com Maiden Hurdle.
The Bob Back mare has obviously had her problems and was returning from a long break when catching the eye behind Orchid Bay at Listowel.
If the market speaks in her favour, she can prove the solution to a moderate contest.
Karlo, who came from well off the pace to eventually score by an easy three lengths here in August, could be up to shrugging off an 8lbs rise in the weights in the Gain Horse Feeds Handicap ’Chase.
