Marchese Marconi should be too mobile for rivals
Aidan O’Brien’s charge contested the valuable Connnact Hotel Handicap over two miles on the level here on Monday night, trailing in 15th of 20 behind Quick Jack.
Too much, however, shouldn’t be read into that. The five-year-old had a terrible draw and was forced to race towards the outside for much of the journey. He then flattered with about two furlongs to run, before fading away.
The selection was in good form on the flat prior to that and also performed with a lot of promise over flights at Punchestown in May when runner up behind Fourni, with subsequent winners, Elsie and Cape Glory, in third and fourth places respectively.
Dermot Weld’s Silwana can provide the answer to the Ladbrokes’ Red Day EBF Fillies Maiden.
This daughter of Peintre Celebre was clearly set aside for this meeting, after performing with promise at Cork in May.
She finished third behind Just Gorgeous and Ode To Psyche and the fourth, John Oxx’s Tarziyna, has scored twice in the meantime.
Weld is represented by the once-raced Spryt in the This Is The Ladbrokes’ Life EBF Maiden and he is of obvious interest, having finished half a length second to Aidan O’Brien’s Homeland at Listowel.
O’Brien is represented by the newcomer, Hail The Hero, a son of Galileo, but the final nod falls on Michael Halford’s Prologue.
He has three outings under his belt, producing his best effort to date at Leopardstown nine days ago when third to Jim Bolger’s Hall Of Fame and O’Brien’s John F Kennedy.
At Galway tomorrow, Dermot Weld’s Windsor Park is the nap choice in the Fr Breen Memorial Bumper.
He is reportedly going well and could hardly have been more impressive when scoring by five lengths at Leopardstown in January.
Tony Martin can round off a good week by saddling Spacious Sky to win the Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle.
You suspect Spacious Sky might be a nice bit better than his current mark he emphasised his current well being with a cracking effort here on Monday night, fourth to Quick Jack.
