Indevan can turn the tables
The pair met at Kilbeggan in early June and, strictly on that running, there is little doubt Bally Longford holds all of the aces.
He won that race and had Indevan 13 lengths behind in fifth place.
Bally Longford then went on to run here last month and was holding every chance when falling at the second last.
Indevan has also run once since Kilbeggan, at Tipperary 32 days ago, when indicating his Kilbeggan display was simply too bad to be true.
He produced a fine exhibition of jumping and front running then to cruise home three and a half lengths clear of the modest Thomond.
The form doesn’t amount to much, but there was a swagger about the performance that was impressive and Willie Mullins’ charge gets the nap.
Dermot Weld’s Bleu Ciel Et Rouge is the choice in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Median Auction Maiden.
The daughter of Manduro is clearly no star, but has run two solid races to date.
She was beaten in a driving finish by Ice Echo at Bellewstown and then chased home the well-backed David Wachman-trained Fit For The Job at Galway.
The Bumper may be best left to Henry de Bromhead’s Double Speak, who was second to Lucky Pat at the Galway Festival.
He will be partnered by French amateur Jean Philippe Boisgontier, who has 181 winners to his credit.
Dragon Fei, beaten a head by Rayna (rec 7lbs) at Sligo, might be the answer to the wide-open feature, the Owens McCarthy Claims Specialists Kingdom Gold Cup Fillies Handicap.
