King to make it third time lucky
The son of Oasis Dream has clearly taken a long time to come to hand, showing nothing in one outing as a juvenile.
He reappeared at Limerick six day ago and there was sufficient merit in the performance to indicate this moderate contest may be within his compass.
To score, King Of The Nile has to reverse placings with Caherassdotcom, who was three lengths in front of the selection in second place then.
But O’Brien’s colt wasn’t knocked about in the straight by Seamus Heffernan, Johnny Murtagh now takes over, and surely has more scope for improvement than his rival!
On a fast surface, Cloone Rocket would have to be the choice in the Chronicle Crackers Maiden, but the ground looks set to ride on the soft side and he is passed over.
The nod falls on the durable Kerryhead Windfarm, who is enjoying a new lease of life right now and will arive in good shape, following his hard-earned defeat of Salford City over fences at Limerick.
Eoin Doyle’s Mojito Royale is greatly favoured by the weights in the Chronicle Private Clients’ Race over seven furlongs, but soft ground is a major worry for the four-year-old.
Preference is for Jim Bolger’s seasonal debutant, Rock Moss, who went through testing conditions with aplomb when beating the useful Age Of Chivalry at Cork back in August.
Ucantoo, given the requisite three spins to qualify for a mark and who performed with some promise when sixth to Dubburg at Limerick in April, might be up to defying top weight in the www.betchronicle.com Better Odds Handicap.
