Phantom poised to get off the mark
Kevin Prendergast's colt is 6lbs wrong with both Marsam and Misskinta, so obviously it requires a minor leap of faith to see him winning.
Misskinta, well beaten on this track last time, is almost certainly over-rated and the selection appears to have Marsam to beat.
Phantom Lad has a big advantage over his rival in that he has three runs under his belt this campaign, whereas Marsam is making his seasonal debut.
Kevin Prendergast's colt ran two solid races at Cork and Tipperary, before going down by three lengths to Kinger Rocks at Downpatrick.
There was no disgrace in that, the conditions of the contest greatly favoured Kinger Rocks, and the selection also failed to stay a trip which was almost 12 furlongs.
Marsam's three parts of a length second to Puerto Rico at the Curragh would entitle him to win plenty of races, but he then failed to deliver at Navan subsequently. Dermot Weld's colt could only manage third to Tusculum and Nocturnal Knight, indicating there may be a question mark regarding his resolution!
Willie Mullins' once-raced Glann Boy will be hard to beat in the FBD Insurance Bumper.
The five-year-old made a cracking start at Punchestown, touched off close home and beaten a head by the useful Cinnamon Toast.
Dame Noir, already successful on four occasions this season, can shrug off top weight in the Mulholland Bookmakers' Handicap.
She beat Ask Carol a cosy three quarters of a length at Limerick on Friday and a mandatory 5lbs penalty may not be enough to stop Tim Doyle's mare.
