Good opportunity for Catamount to get off the mark

ROW in with Kevin Prendergast’s Catamount in the Guinness EBF Auction Maiden at Galway tonight.

The daughter of Notnowcato made a promising debut at Naas when grabbed late and beaten a head by Ger Lyons’ Pitlochry. She was then well fancied next time at Roscommon, but again had to give best to another Lyons inmate, the useful Lightening Pearl. The selection travelled really well through that contest, but just didn’t have enough in the locker in the closing stages, going down by two lengths. This looks easier.

Dermot Weld’s Rainforest Magic can become the first horse to win twice at the meeting in the Guinness Handicap Hurdle.