Brackan set to follow up
Tough, durable and consistent, the five-year-old is favourably drawn in four and running over his ideal trip, one mile. Ger Lyons’ charge was returning from a little break when taking a Listed event at Cork nine days ago, making all to win easily by three and a half lengths.
That ended up being a modest contest, after four of the original runners failed to meet the engagement.
Nevertheless, it will surely have done the selection a power of good and he is fancied to come through this far more exacting test with flying colours.
Aidan O’Brien has declared three for the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Maiden and it will be interesting to see if they all face the starter.
Order Of St George is the only one of them with racecourse experience and brings a fair level of form to the party, having chased home the well regarded Jim Bolger-trained Parish Boy at Naas last week.
Joseph O’Brien, however, goes with Ol’ Man River and that is no surprise, considering the big reputation the son of Montjeu will bring to the track. He is out of the English and Irish 1000 Guineas winner, Finsceal Beo, and has to get the vote, given that he is reported to be one of the best juveniles housed at Ballydoyle.
David Wachman’s Supposing, beaten into second by Hazaraba at Naas in June, with four subsequent winners behind, can get off the mark in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Maiden.
At Tramore in-form Little King Robin, an easy winner over flights at Sligo a week ago, is the one to beat in the BBQ Evening Maiden for lady riders.
Un Beau Roman, who would have won comfortably at the first time of asking over fences at Killarney, but for falling at the last, can set the record straight in the Waterford 1100-Ireland’s Oldest City Beginners Chase.
