Cosmic String has real potential
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.
He is likely to strip fresh and well, having been rested since finishing a creditable fifth behind Common Venture in a 12 furlongs handicap at the Curragh in August.
Admittedly, some of Cosmic String's efforts over hurdles have been less than impressive.
But should the four-year-old reproduce his length and a half second to First Row at Gowran Park in January then he has to go close. First Row subsequently won a Grade Three at Fairyhouse.
Lace Your Boots, who failed to win a bumper or a hurdle race, can get off the mark in the www.traleehorseracing.com Beginners 'Chase. Charlie Swan's gelding has obviously promised a lot more than was ever delivered, but did shape with promise on his debut over fences when a remote third to Some Timbering and Anno Jubilo at Listowel.
Moore's Law has plenty in hand of his rivals, at the weights, in the Welcome To Tralee Hurdle and, probably, should be an automatic selection.
But he doesn't run very often and preference is for Tabaco, who has 11lbs to find. Susan Finn's inmate arrives here in good shape, however, having shown his current well being by surprising market-leader, Whoneedswings, on the flat at Listowel.
The Bumper is wide open, but Fairy Field, third behind Luas Luso and Minnesota Leader at Listowel, may well relish stepping up to two and a half miles for the first time and gets the nod.
