Princely can be hero on first venture into handicap company

PRINCELY HERO is the nap choice in the five-runner Club Fabric Handicap, his first venture into such company, at the opening stage of the Tralee Festival this afternoon, assuming the meeting passes this morning’s inspection.

The Royal Applause gelding looked an improved performer when returning at Galway, following a break of some two and a half months.

In a maiden which housed the hot-pot De La Grandera, Princely Hero wasn't found wanting, battling on strongly to beat Mojito Royale by a head with the favourite a further two and a half lengths away in third. The selection went up just a pound for that and has obvious prospects.