Eagle can soar to new heights
David Wachman’s horses have a found a bit of form and his Great War Eagle, even if he would probably prefer nicer ground, is the choice in the Group 3 Aussie Rules EBE Tetrarch Stakes.
The son of Storm Cat is the highest rated horse in the contest and, with just three races under his belt as a juvenile, has plenty of scope for improvement.
He rounded off last season with a close fourth to Jupiter Pluvius in the Killavullan Stakes at Leopardstown and that form has already been well advertised this campaign by runner-up, Famous Name.
Jim Bolger’s Ezima is favoured by the weights in the High Chaparral EBF Mooresbridge Stakes, she has a minimum of 5lbs in hand, and gets the nod.
The daughter of Sadler’s Wells got better and better as last season progressed, producing particularly decent efforts when taking Listed events both here and at Leopardstown.
At Limerick today, Could Do gets the nap to shrug off top weight in the moderate Nutec Handicap Hurdle.
She was returning from a break when running much better than her final placing might suggest behind Kenah Hill over two and a quarter miles at Thurles in March. Previously, the selection was beaten a length by Afterburn in a threee-miler at Cork in April of last year.
