Alfred Nobel can explode on to Group One scene
This will surely develop into a war of attrition, in testing conditions, and the improving Alfred Nobel is fancied to dig deep when the need is greatest.
He is a typical Aidan O’Brien juvenile, improving with every outing and now regarded as ready to make the step into Group 1 company.
After getting off the mark at the third attempt in a maiden at Leopardstown, the selection then tackled the Group 2 Railway Stakes at the Curragh last month.
He won that in solid style, beating two horses who renew rivalry, In Some Respect and King Ledley, by a length and a quarter and a head.
There was certainly nothing flashy about the display, but Alfred Nobel did find plenty for pressure and that augurs well for his prospects. As a son of Danehill Dancer, the surface should not be too much of a problem!
Walk On Bye’s record is two from two and Tommy Stack’s filly is a very classy individual. She is also by Danehill Dancer and will revel in the ground.
It was heavy when she won the Group 3 Anglesey Stakes at the Curragh last time. Walk On Bye was impressive, quickening really well in the closing stages to shoot a length and three parts clear of King Ledley.
A minor worry is she has a definite tendency to swish her tail, even if it hasn’t in any way stopped her going forward thus far.
It is hard to make a good case for any of the other six possibilities and Alfred Nobel in front of Walk On Bye is the prediction.
Eddie Lynam’s once-raced Sole Power is the one to beat in the Listed Grangecon Stud Stakes.
A son of Kyllachy, there was a lot to like about the way he shaped on his debut at the Curragh. Sole Power took third behind a smart pair in Walk On Bye and Mister Tee, battling on strongly, and it is significant Lynam has decided to challenge for this prize, rather than a maiden.
The somewhat enigmatic Aine might be the answer to the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Sweet Mimosa Stakes, for fillies and mares.
She revelled in the soft ground at Fairyhouse last Sunday, getting up close home to beat Snaefell, and, perhaps, will strip in similar mood!
