Rosebud can get off to a flier in the mud

The flat season on turf starts at the Curragh tomorrow, with the nap vote going to the mud-loving Yellow Rosebud in the Group 3 Lodge Park Stud EBF Park Express Stakes.

The daughter of Jeremy loves soft ground and there will certainly be no shortage of that. She was admirably consistent last season, scoring twice in five runs, with her only disappointing effort coming on a fast surface in the Irish 1000 Guineas on this track in May.

Dermot Weld’s filly rounded off her campaign with a fine effort at Tipperary, the surface was heavy, in October.