Cosmic String has real potential

COSMIC STRING may not necessarily be the best horse in the Vale Of Tralee Maiden Hurdle at Tralee this afternoon, but still gets the nap vote.

The likes of Punchestown Festival bumper winner Shuil Aris and the promising Callherwhatulike are almost certainly better long-term prospects, but the likely outcome today is all that concerns us for the moment.

Both those horses are making their seasonal debuts, and also having a first pop over flights, whereas Dermot Weld's charge has plenty of experience and is fit from the flat.