Smullen a significant booking for Quest
The Giant’s Causeway gelding, following a couple of reasonable efforts, got off the mark in a bumper at Cork towards the end of May.
He stayed on strongly up the straight to score by a length and a quarter and the form has been working out quite nicely with Donatis Comet (fourth) and Minella Humour (fifth) going on to win in the meantime.
Tracey Collins’ Black Belt can provide the answer to the Craic On The Track 14th August Maiden.
She was, admittedly, disappointing at Gowran Park last time when only fourth behind surprise winner, Magical Cat.
The ground was very quick on that occasion, however, and it may pay to rely more on Black Belt’s previous outing, which came on this track.
There was plenty of cut in the surface then and she ran a cracker to be beaten three parts of a length by the John Oxx trained hot-pot, Dawariya.
The form received a decent boost when Dawariya subsequently won a handicap at Leopardstown.
The follow Ballinrobe On Facebook Maiden Hurdle can fall to Matthieu Palussiere’s Leah Claire.
She hasn’t run over flights since finishing a creditable fourth behind Willie Mullins’ Bagber at Gowran Park back in March.
Her second to Bondage on the flat at Tipperary last time, however, would indicate she is in good shape right now.
