Missunited can send festival punters home happy
Michael Winters’ mare will arrive at the peak of her powers and is the one to beat in a cracking contest. She has won her last three races, the latest coming over flights at Galway eleven days ago.
The daughter of Golan made all of the running, producing plenty when asked to easily beat Zuzka by three and three quarter lengths.
He’llberemembered is a smart sort, but has been off for 135 days, so the biggest threat may be Willie Mullins’ Tarla.
Like Missunited she is on a four-timer, her last victory coming over flights at Roscommon when scoring by 20 lengths.
That tells little of the story, however, because Tarla’s only danger was removed when Moon Dice, upsides at the time, fell three out.
Twinlight looks the answer to the first division of the Allman Contracts Limited Beginners Chase.
The five-year-old was in action over hurdles at Galway last week, finding two and a half miles further than he wanted to travel when third to Silverhand and Tornedo Shay.
Tony Martin’s Benefficient has to get the nod in the second section of the same contest. He has reportedly schooled well and was a useful sort over hurdles, landing a Grade 1 at Leopardstown in February.
In-form Bob Lingo, winner of the Galway Plate and subsequently over flights at Killarney, can make it three in-a-row in the M J Carroll ARRO Handicap Hurdle.
Jimmy Mangan’s Fair Dilemma, impressive when taking a beginners chase here on Sunday, has obvious claims off a mark of just 95 in the Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle.
At Gowran Park tomorrow, Caponta gets the nap in the Group 3 Denny Cordell Lavarack And Lanwades Stud Fillies Stakes.
She is most consistent, just getting touched off late when beaten a short head by Up in a Group 2 at the Curragh last time.
Dessie Hughes’ Definite Class has a real life in the Paulstown Mares’ Hurdle. She was beaten a neck and the same when third to Blazing Tempo and Annie Other at Kilbeggan and now meets the former on 10lbs better terms.
Jim Bolger’s Trading Leather, who made an excellent start when second behind Aidan O’Brien’s Battle Of Marengo in a Listed event at Leopardstown, can deliver in the Powerstown Stud EBF Maiden.
