Bank on Billyford
A particularly smart juvenile, he only has to run close to his best form to land this. The son of Lil’s Boy rounded off his two-year-old days with a cracking effort in the Group 3 Killavullan Stakes at Leopardstown at the end of October.
He finished a close third behind Aidan O’Brien’s Jupiter Pluvius, in a contest which housed numerous previous winners.
Another plus is that the selection has already shown a liking for this surface, taking a competitive nursery here in September.
Dermot Weld won two races at Dundalk a week ago and could give punters the ideal start in the opening Smirnoff Fillies Maiden with once-raced Knowing Wink.
She performed with distinct promise at the back-end of Naas last season, finishing fifth behind another Aidan O’Brien inmate, Kitty Matcham.
The nap vote falls on Michael O’Brien’s Infinite Charm in the Carlsberg Handicap. He won a moderate six furlongs race here a week ago and went up 4lbs for that.
Moderate it may have been, but six furlongs should have been all too short for the selection and this mile should be right up his street.
Cosmo King, fit from hurdling, gets into the Harp Handicap off a paltry mark of 49 and has to have a leading chance.
