Listowel Tips: Testing conditions to play to True Conviction's strengths
Call Me Rocky (left) ran well at Galway on his handicap debut and looks sure to improve further. Picture: Healy Racing
Conditions changed dramatically this week, from good on the Flat course on Tuesday to heavy yesterday and, with plenty of rain forecast for last night and into today, it could be testing for the Flat brigade this afternoon. But that can play to the strengths of True Conviction in todays’ opener, the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden.
A never-dangerous ninth behind Masen on his debut at Leopardstown, he then contested another maiden at that track and raced more prominently from the outset. However, he was caught in a pocket for much of the straight and, not being able to get out, his rider was not hard on him and he eventually crossed the line in seventh place behind Fly Girl.
