Major success on the cards
There will be a precautionary inspection at 7.30 this morning to see if racing can go ahead.
Casey teams up with Major Burns for Willie Mullins in the Paulstown Maiden Hurdle and it should be third time lucky over flights for the six-year-old.
He made his jumping debut at Clonmel last month when beaten three lengths into second spot by the well-backed La Mandragola.
The selection was then confidently expected to do the business next time, but again filled the runner-up berth, a length and a half adrift of Ennistown Lad at Fairyhouse.
His ability to handle the surface will have to be taken on trust, but what looks certain is that stepping up to two and a half miles will prove ideal!
Casey partners Oh Be The Hokey for Charlie Swan in the Kilkenny Chase and this improver is the one one to beat.
Ordinary enough over hurdles, Oh Be The Hokey promises to be much better at this game.
He started off over fences at Navan in February and was in front when falling two out in the contest won by Dantes Reef.
Swan’s gelding then made no mistake at Thurles, leading six from home, before cruising to a 13 lengths defeat of I Got It.
Edward O’Grady’s How Is Things may be worth a little interest in the Thomastown Handicap Hurdle.
The former winning pointer was noted doing her best work at the finish when just over 14 lengths fourth to Stick The Lowman over two and a quarter miles at Thurles 13 days ago.
