Boy primed to strike
It has been a case of steady improvement for the son of Kodiac and he should now be primed to strike.
The selection was a costly failure at Gowran Park last time, failing to justify odds of 8-13.
He made most of the running and passed the furlong pole looking sure to score. But it wasn’t to be and That Boy David was mugged close home and beaten a neck by 20-1 newcomer, Korbous.
There was no sense, however, that Lyons’ gelding gave the race away and he ran all the way to the line. His previous two efforts had come on the all-weather at Dundalk and this far faster surface, compared to Gowran, can work in his favour.
Barry Geraghty is a significant booking for Young Palm in the O2 Maiden Hurdle and the five-year-old should prove hard to beat.
Third behind Willie Mullins’ Zuzka and John Kiely’s Kilbarry Beauty in a winners’ bumper at Limerick on his latest appearance, this is a gentle introduction to jumping.
Multitasking, who made a reasonable start to the season when beaten a nose into second by Exhortation at Dundalk, can provide the solution to the five furlongs Blackberry EBF Maiden.
On a very modest programme at Tramore, the Michael Winters-trained Silver Chief may have the answer to the August Festival 16th To 19th Maiden Hurdle.
She hasn’t been seen since producing a decent enough effort when sixth to Ri An Domhnaigh on the flat at Limerick in late March and, hopefully, the market will speak in her favour.
