Just A Par looks well above par
Just A Par (6/4), an eye catching second on his initial outing behind Cecil Corbett at Dromahane last season, always travelled with purpose towards the head of affairs in this 14-runner contest and he eased through to pick up the running on the lengthy run between the final two fences. It was all plain sailing from here with the victorious bay duly accounting for ‘Shark’ Hanlon’s newcomer Rare Legend by a ridiculously easy six lengths in the style of a probable bumper winner. It’s worth recalling that subsequent Cheltenham festival winner Brindisi Breeze triumphed in a division of this same race 12 months ago.
Nagle was otherwise engaged at Limerick, but he later remarked by phone: “This fellow is a cracking horse and I’m told that Richard (O’Dea) gave him a very good ride today. He has been working with some of my good horses and we will probably go for a winners race with him now.”