Rolling Home to make amends
Noel Meade’s five-year-old, a strong order in the market on that occasion, went to the front three out and faced up to the final fence with an unassailable advantage over market rival, Pharviva.
He had jumped really well up to that point, but made no effort to get across the last and paid the full penalty. It was clearly a lapse of concentration and, hopefully, is unlikely to be repeated.
Timmy Hyde’s John Bob looks very much the one to beat in the Perks’ Funfair At Limerick Races Maiden Hurdle.
Successful in a moderate Tramore bumper, he has produced two solid efforts over flights, behind Stadium Project at Cork and Gunnison at Fairyhouse.
The progressive Paul Nolan trained Cuan Na Grai is fancied to complete a three-timer in the www.limerickraces.ie Novice Hurdle.
Riding him on the pace has proved the key of late and Ruby Walsh made plenty use of the five-year-old when scoring by ten lengths at Wexford on his latest appearance.
Walsh is, of course, currently on honeymoon, but Nolan has found a more than able deputy in Barry Geraghty.
Michael Halford’s Medical Debenture can prove the right choice in the Lisaleen Stables Bumper, a contest which may not take a lot of winning.
This fellow ran a fine race at Sligo, only giving best to the heavily-backed Serve Time in the closing stages, going under by a length and a half.
Leopardstown tonight really has a grim appearance with six of the seven contests consisting of delightful handicaps.
The only pretence to class comes in the Group Three Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Brownstown Stakes with a hopeful nap vote falling on Barry Hills’ Spinning Queen. Sixth in the English 1000 Guineas at Newmarket, she appears to be on the upgrade, on the evidence of a smoothly gained victory at Warwick.
Orpailleur, who ran a cracker when fourth to Taqseem at the Curragh last Sunday, could provide the solution to the Football Furlong Premiership Handicap.
