Clon Harbour poised for Blarney glory

AFTER the opening two rounds at Blarney, the Derby and Oaks Trial Stakes still have a very open look about them.

In the opening quarter-final of the Derby TS, I fancy Belated Birthday to beat Ardea Wood and his opponent in the semi-final could be Aghadown Eoin who is taken to shade his meeting with Cleanaway Rodge.

There appears little between Abbeyglen Smokey and Glen Bowen Time in their quarter-final but I give Abbeyglen Smokey the vote to shade it.