Bally poised to follow up “Faugh-A-Ballagh”
Bally Hall is not remotely in the class of Dubai Destination or Nayef, but the layers will dip into their pockets just the same if he wins the ibetX.com Betting Exchange Stakes (Showcase Handicap) at Nottingham.
Gerard Butler’s three-year-old showed little in four starts as a juvenile but has perked up considerably this year when running over the right trip and on the right ground, and there is every reason to suppose he can add to his two victories so far.
The Saddlers’ Hall colt won well over course and distance when encountering quick ground for the first time in April, and his disappointing run at Beverley in May can be attributed to the going, which was on the soft side of good.
Back on his favoured surface at Brighton earlier this month, he put up his best performance yet when slamming Blue Symphony by four lengths with Eddie Ahern oozing confidence throughout and winning easing down.
Bally Hall looks to be ahead of the handicapper and a 6lb penalty should not stop him adding to his tally on Monday.
David Loder looks to have found the perfect opportunity for Profiteer in the Lawrie Hay Memorial Maiden Stakes at Musselburgh.
The Entrepreneur gelding ran only twice as a two-year-old and then missed his entire three-year-old campaign before reappearing at Doncaster earlier this month, where he finished three-quarters of a length second to Blue Spinnaker after a slow start and showing clear signs of inexperience.
