Betrothed ready to fulfil promise
Connections clearly think a bit of the daughter of Oratorio, considering she was asked to start off in a Listed event at the Curragh in October.
She ran a nice sort of race to finish sixth of ten behind Aidan O’Brien’s Gemstone and was then absent until reappearing back at headquarters 15 days ago.
Betrothed was very easy in the market then, going off a 12-1 shot. She ran a cracker, however, to be beaten a head into second by market-leader, Dance Secretary.
The form has been working out quite nicely. Dance Secretary went on to claim third in a Group 3 at Leopardstown, while the third at the Curragh, Sun Queen, went in next time.
Dermot Weld’s El Toreros has a leading chance, off bottom weight, in the Next Racing Festival July 11th to 14th Handicap.
He seemed to improve on previous efforts at Gowran Park last Thursday when runner-up behind Orafinitis.
An extra one and a half furlongs now should work in his favour, he runs off the same mark and the talented Leigh Roche takes off a valuable 5lbs.
Weld has prospects of a double with Sense Of Purpose in the www.goracingkillarney.com Race.
If the daughter of Galileo runs to her rating of 98 then this will be easy, but she can be hit-and-miss, so, hopefully, it will be one of her better days.
Mossey Joe is very much the interesting one in the O’Keeffe, O’Shea, O’Connor Solicitors' Novice Chase.
He won his only two point-to-points and then made a successful start on the track in a Tipperary hunters chase.
Of late Mossey Joe has been hurdling, returning from a break to produce a decent display when chasing home Askanna in a Grade 2 at the Punchestown festival.
