Zoom in on Zanoubiya
Essentially, the daughter of Dalakhani has been a little disappointing, but this has to rate as a decent opportunity.
She began the season with a promising third behind Unity at Fairyhouse and was subsequently entrusted with favouritism at Tipperary.
But the selection could never get in a real blow in the straight, finishing four and a half lengths fourth behind Big Occasion.
In the context of this contest, however, that was a reasonable effort, with both Raffaello Santi (second) and Gipsy Countess (third) winning in the meantime. The improving Scots Gaelic, runner-up behind Midnight Soprano at Wexford, is the obvious danger.
Dessie Hughes’ Swiftmarc gets the vote in the BBQ Evening At Tramore Maiden for lady riders.
Fifth over flights at Galway last time, he would certainly prove hard to beat if reproducing his short head defeat behind Fantasy King at Leopardstown in June.
Austin Leahy’s Captain Sully, called after the man who remarkably landed a plane safely on the Hudson River in New York, should go close in the Ernst and Young Maiden Hurdle.
The five-year-old finished to good effect when beaten half a length by Georgie at Roscommon ten days ago and this is a weak race.
Echo Bob, who has been running well over fences of late, has bottom weight in the featured Richard Power Handicap Hurdle and could provide the solution.
