Make it Montevideo
It has to be said this is a poor card, featuring just six races, including three near impossible-to-solve handicaps, and it really isn’t good enough for a Grade One track.
Montevideo is no world beater, on all known form, but should now be ready to strike in this moderate event.
He started over ten furlongs at Navan in April with a promising sixth to Maharib. The selection followed with an even better effort when stepped up to a mile and a half.
The son of Sadler’s Wells finished seven lengths fourth behind Irish Derby possible, Handel, with subsequent winners Rayshan, Swiss Roll and Beauty Contest, taking second, third and fifth respectively.
Montevideo’s latest effort was his worst, when he could only manage a poor seventh of 12 behind stable companion, Icklingham, over a mile and a quarter at the Curragh.
He has three places and almost seven lengths to find with Prominent Feature on that running.
But Montevideo was returning after a four weeks break, will be well suited to going back to 12 furlongs and can reverse placings with Prominent Feature, who is not to be relied on.
David Wachman’s Masteroffoxhounds gets the vote to take the Special Olympics Maiden.
He hasn’t been seen since pulling up lame in the hurdle race won by the smart Kicking King at Punchestown in February.
This dual bumper winner, and maiden hurdle winner, is very useful on his day and can prove too strong for these rivals.
