Teachers the choice to make most of improved draw
The four-year-old contested a highly competitive 29-runner six furlongs sprint at headquarters, finishing a creditable third behind Wychwood Wanderer and Inwood.
Wychwood Wanderer was drawn in five near the rails, while the runner-up came out of box 14. In contrast, the selection had the very worst of the draw, over on the far side in 30.
Teachers Choice ‘won’’ his race, but was always fighting a losing battle against those on the stands’ side.
This will be a far more level playing pitch and it will be a surprise should he not at least go close.
The conditions of the Nokia Maiden are stacked in favour of Divert. For instance her main rival, Adelka, has 13lbs to find at the weights.
Divert made a promising seasonal debut at Tipperary in April, beaten a head into second by Speed Dream, and a reproduction of that effort will surely be good enough.
The frustrating Out Of The Red, seventh behind She’s Our Mark and Wednesday night’s easy Leopardstown winner, Miss Gorica, in a handicap at the Curragh on Sunday is given another chance in the Fast Track Your Business With 02 Maiden.
Bahhare Desert, who scored with any amount in hand earlier in the weeek at Ballinrobe, has obvious prospects of defying a mandatory 5lbs penalty in the Orange Business Specialist Partner Handicap.
At Tramore this evening, Mrs Diniver gets the vote to take the Brennans’ Pharmacy Maiden Hurdle.
She turned in a solid enough effort when second to Mine’sasmallone at Kilbeggan and can prove too strong for Salt Lake, who has developed into something of a professional loser at this stage!
