Dads Lad (Paul) runs in the 3m 1f handicap hurdle. He will like this trip and ground. Hopefully a first time tongue strap will be a help but he needs to find improvement if he is to finish in the first three.
Mi Lighthouse (Paul) goes for the beginners chase over 2m 1f. The ground will be fine for her but the trip might be a little short. She was disappointing at Killarney last time and needs a lot more practice over fences on the racecourse.
Rock Road (Kieran Callaghan) goes back over fences in the 2m 7f handicap chase. He has plenty of chasing experience and this trip gives him a chance. With the nice prize money on offer we thought it worthwhile to run even though we are 6lbs out of the handicap. Kieran claims 7lbs and rides well but he lacks a little experience in handicaps over fences.
We have two runners in the 4YO bumper. Rocco Ray (Jody Townend) was a little disappointing when finishing fifth in the Goffs Land Rover bumper at Punchestown but looks sure to improve significantly on that run here. Vadsa Queen also ran at the Punchestown festival and shaped well when second to Lisnagar Fortune. Patrick is doing his minimum weight on her but may have to put up a couple of pounds overweight.
