Curragh and Tramore tips: Amortentia poised to make it third time lucky in maiden

Amortentia and Wayne Lordan win the Batch 6 Barrier Trial for 2 Year Olds for trainer Joseph O’Brien at the Dundalk Barrier Trials in June. Photo: Healy Racing

Flat action in the Curragh, National Hunt in Tramore, and the nap comes in the first in the County Kildare venue, where Amortentia can make it third time lucky by taking the Bill Hanlon Memorial Irish EBF Maiden.

Joseph O’Brien’s colt found only Manu Et Corde too good when making his debut in July at Leopardstown and, on the back of that, was strongly fancied to go one place better at Dundalk but again found one too good. On that occasion, it was Absolute Ruler, but the selection lost little in defeat as he and the winner pulled a long way clear of the remainder. The winner then gave the form some substance by going close in a Group 2 on his next start.