Reggae ready to rock
He created a big impression on his debut at Leopardstown last month and, hopefully, can build on that performance. The bare form of his half a length second behind Bobbyscot is promising, but that only tells half of the story.
The selection was slowly away, then jumped the roadway shortly after the start, and was immediately nearer last than first of the 16-strong field.
Reggae Rock should have had no chance after that, but simply flew up the straight, certainly looking a horse with a lot of potential.
Crying Time, in receipt of 6lbs, could be a dangerous opponent. He too made a cracking start when three parts of a length runner-up behind Viscount Nelson at Leopardstown.
Dermot Weld’s Tirunesh gets the nod in the G and A Contracts Maiden, even if she was a little disappointing when only third to Cilium at Leopardstown.
She came there swinging early in the straight, but tired badly from over a furlong down. That was her first outing for two months, having produced a much more positive effort when second to Ebashan at Leopardstown, and Tirunesh may well have needed the outing last time.
At Tramore this evening, the progressive Darenjan is the nap choice in the Star Best For Racing Coverage Handicap.
The six-year-old turned in an extraordinary display to win over flights at the recent Galway Festival, considering he hadn’t been seen since winning the same contest twelve months earlier, off a mark 14lbs lower.
Takasima is the highest rated in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Maiden, but again ran below par when no match for Vivacious Vivienne at Bellewstown.
Perhaps Pride Celebre, second in handicaps at Limerick and Naas, may prove more reliable. She hasn’t been seen for 57 days, however, so her travels in the market could be important.
Silverhand, who enjoyed little luck in running when eighth behind Bahrain Storm in the Galway Hurdle, is the one to beat in the Vee Bistro Maiden.
At the Curragh tomorrow, Dermot Weld has obvious prospects of a double with Casual Conquest and Famous Name.
Casual Conquest can get back on the winning trail in the Group 2 Royal Whip stakes. You would have to say he was most disappointing when only third to She’s Our Mark and Lord Admiral at Leopardstown, but is a lot more talented than that, as he showed when slamming Famous Name at the Curragh previously.
Famous Name has sinced gone on to record two smooth victories at the Curragh and should outclass four rivals in the Group 3 Desmond Stakes.
At Tramore tomorrow, Willie Mullins’ Hayabusa, doing all her best work at the end when a length and a half second to Honours Graduate at Galway on her debut, can land the nap in the Bumper.
