Saponara set for quick follow-up
She scored on the flat at Limerick last season, beating subsequent winner Pride Celebre, and runs here off a mark just 3lbs higher.
Trained then by David Myerscough, the selection has won two races over flights of late for Dessie Hughes and there’s every chance may be a lot better than her current rating.
At Kilbeggan, Saponara strolled to a ten lengths success and followed that at Down Royal, where she did really well to snatch victory.
The mare made a bad mistake three out, before rallying in fine style from the final flight to beat Time Machine by a length and three parts.
Caffeine Craze should go close in the wide open ITBA (Western Region) Mares’ Handicap Hurdle.
She went up by 7lbs for beating Lobinstown Girl at Punchestown, but the form got a big boost when third placed Duroob, a further ten lengths away, won at Down Royal on Friday.
If the handicapper is right then Kevin Prendergast’s Alshahbaa won’t come off the bridle in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Race.
There is no evidence she has trained on and the daughter of Alhaarth could hardly be described as the most reliable of sorts last season.
Nevertheless, she has a minimum of 16lbs in hand of her four rivals and that is impossible to ignore.
Super Say, who made a good start when third to Bright Horizon at the Curragh, gets the vote in the Tipperary Water Median Auction Maiden. That wasn’t much of a contest, but this looks worse!
