Get off to a flyer with Go Kart in opener at Dundalk
On her most recent start, she returned to Dundalk, where she had finished runner-up on debut, but was no match for Marsha. The winner did no harm to the form when third behind older horses Take Cover and Speed Hawk in a listed race at this venue on her next start.
Go Kart is likely to have been freshened up by a short break and, if she is in the same form as when behind Marsha, will take a great deal of beating.
The danger may come from the unexposed Victorious Secret, who was a winner last time. She has plenty of scope for improvement and can follow the selection home.
Although the 12-furlong trip is an unknown, Heavy Weight is worth siding with in the finale. In late October Jim Bolger’s six-year-old entire made a successful return after almost three years on the side-lines, and was heavily backed to follow up here last week.
After travelling well for much of the trip, he got into trouble around the final bend, and was unable to recover.
However, he stayed on nicely to finish fifth behind one of this evening’s rivals, Udogo, and is better off at the weights this time.
The evidence of that run suggests he’s capable off his current mark, and if the extra yards of this race prove within compass, his class can see him through. Whatever It Takes was an easy winner over course and distance last time, and can follow him home.
The market may provide some guidance in the second race, a one-mile maiden in which there are numerous newcomers, but the experienced Eagle Valley is the choice to get off the mark at the fifth time of asking.
Tracey Collins’ three-year-old has been placed in her last three outings, including when runner-up behind the potentially classy Façade on her all-weather debut here last time.
If the Mastercraftsman filly can take a small step up on that effort, she can shed her maiden status tonight.
