Jade a hopeful choice in Gold Cup
Heavy rain is forecast and, if it comes, then it there will have to be a serious rethink about one's ideas.
Feature event is the Guinness Gold Cup Premier Handicap and a hopeful choice is bottom weight, Almighty Jade.
David Wachman's charge comes here on the back of victories at Clonmel and Galway and a career-best effort at Gowran Park last time.
At Gowran, he was beaten two lengths into second place by a bang-in-form Cool Touch, who went on to score in a canter at Leopardstown.
There is, of course, no evidence the selection will handle the surface if it does go soft, but he is by Definite Article and that offers encouragement.
Dermot Weld's Silent Confession is the nap choice in the opening Banna Beach Leisure Centre Maiden. The three-year-old found a mile and a half much further then he wanted to travel when fourth to Rajeh at Galway.
Previously, over today's trip, he ran the smart Albertinelli to half a length at the Curragh and is best drawn in one.
Christy Roche took out all his horses yesterday because of the ground, and one imagines Oscar's Advance, in the Kerry Petroleum Arthur Blennerhassett, will travel the same road, if the rain fails to arrive.
Should Oscar's Advance take part then he would be a strong fancy, finding two miles all too short when third at Punchestown on his latest appearance.
Again the ground will be all important in the Tom McGiff Heating and Plumbing Maiden Hurdle. On a reasonably quick surface Balakan, a creditable second to Arc Lemanique at Galway, would have to get the vote. The alternative is Mister Farmer, partnered by Ruby Walsh, who has a wealth of experience on the level and over jumps in France. He has shown ability to handle testing conditions.
