Scot primed for Beresford run
The County Kildare-based trainer sends the Alhaarth colt to the Group Two at his local track on the back of finishing second to subsequent Champagne Stakes runner-up Viscount Nelson in a Listed race at Tipperary nearly seven weeks ago.
“He’s a very progressive sort of two-year-old, he goes on any ground and the trip won’t be a problem to him. He’s a very nice horse and he goes there with every chance,” said Deegan.
“He’s in very good form and we gave him a break after his Listed race. We’re very happy with him.
“I also have Crying Time in there but he might go for a maiden instead.”
Deegan also intends giving Lady Springbank, formerly trained in England by Karl Burke, her first run since joining his team in the Group Three C.L. Weld Park Stakes on the same card.
“I’ve only had her a few weeks. She seems like a nice filly, but I don’t know a lot about her,” Deegan went on.
“She’s done everything that’s been asked of her and she came over here for a bit of soft ground.
“The seven furlongs is a bit of a question mark, but hopefully she stays it and we’ll find out if she’s up to that level.”
The Choisir filly won a maiden at Doncaster in June and was sixth to Mudaaraah in a Listed race at Sandown on July on the latest of her four starts for Burke.
