Ghalanta can go one better
Bolger is not a man to wrap his horses in cotton wool, the superb Banimpire is very much a case in point, and this will be the selection’s third run in just 11 days.
She finished a creditable second to Requinto in a Listed event at Tipperary on July 9 and was also in action at the Curragh last Saturday.
The daughter of Holy Roman Emperor again filled second spot, losing out in a driving finish by a neck to Sophies Echo.
This does not appear to be a particularly stiff test and An Ghalanta, with four decent efforts to her credit, can finally enjoy a turn
Katla gets a hopeful vote in a competitive looking Listed Dark Angel EBF Sweet Mimosa Stakes.
Successful twice as a juvenile, she has been gradually coming to hand this campaign and was a creditable half a length runner-up behind Rose Bonheur at Fairyhouse on her latest appearance.
Invincible Ash, who beat a pair of English challengers in Hamish McGonagall and Move In Time in a Group 3 at the Curragh, is probably the biggest danger.
Cocozza, especially should the market speak in his favour, is fancied to land the Michael Higgins And Co Race.
He was reportedly working well in the spring and set to make his seasonal debut at Leopardstown at the end of March.
Heavily supported in the market, Cocozza was intractable in the stalls — race won by Dunboyne Express — and had to be withdrawn.
That was not a pleasant experience and John Oxx has given the colt loads of time to recover. The son of Elusive Quality looked a smart sort in the making when taking his maiden at Cork back in October.
He won by three and a half lengths from Manieree and Quest For Peace and that form could hardly have worked out any better.
