Mr Right can score on Mister Hight
The conditions of the contest aren’t exactly in favour of Willie Mullins’ gelding, but his ability to handle heavy ground makes him the one to beat.
He ploughed his way through such a surface to take a maiden at Listowel back in September and made a highly satisfactory reappearance in the Group Three Ballysax Stakes at Leopardstown less than two weeks ago.
Partnered on that occasion by Michael Kinane, absent in England today, Mister Hight tried to make all, but ultimately proved no match for the progressive Bobs Pride, going down by two and a half lengths. This looks easier!
The goracingatnaasracecourse. com Maiden looks very competitive with potentially smart sorts in Shalapour, Society Milliner and Qassas representing top stables.
Preference is for Qassas, who split two useful horses in Aidan O’Brien’s Emerald Cat and Dermot Weld’s Dream To Dress at Leopardstown.
At Leopardstown tomorrow, assuming the meeting passes a 7am inspection, the lightly-raced Zarad is fancied to take the Listed Heritage Stakes.
John Oxx’s horses are in great order and this son of Selkirk ran a cracker at the Curragh earlier in the month when third to Mustameet and Steenberg.
Oxx and Kinane can also combine to win the Cherrywood Maiden with Concert Party. He finished a close third to Falstaff at Tipperary in August and a repeat of that should be good enough.
Utterly Heaven, well regarded by Dermot Weld, is the choice in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Maiden.
She ran a race rich in promise when fourth behind Hazaryia at the Curragh first time up and can only improve.
At Cork tomorrow, Lunar Sea, a horse who appears to be on the upgrade, is napped to land the first division of the Bumper.
He ran easily his best race to date when a length and a half second behind market leader, Of Course, at Tipperary last week.
Robert Tyner’s Spring The Que, a course and distance winner, can provide the solution to the Killetra Handicap Hurdle.
The six-year-old seemed to find two miles and three furlongs a trifle further than he wanted to travel when third to Hordago and Kilbeggan Lad on this track last month.
If Savitha is none the worse for her fall when challenging eventual winner Brogella two out at Clonmel then she should make short work of the opposition in the Glantane Maiden Hurdle.
