We have two in the opening Grade 3 Juvenile Hurdle over 2 miles. Jourdefete (Danny) was very disappointing behind Gala Marceau at the Dublin Racing Festival and needs major improvement to get involved here. Zenta (Paul) is having her first run for us. She won a listed fillies hurdle at Auteuil and that gives her a very good chance here. We’re looking forward to seeing her today before she goes for the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham.
We run two in the Bobbyjo Chase over 3m 1f. Carefully Selected (Danny) put up a game performance when winning the Thyestes Chase but conditions are much different here. That hard race and the drier ground today could make it tough for him to replicate that Gowran run. On the other hand, Kemboy (Paul) will relish this ground and he takes a big drop in class. He could give his connections a great day out.
We introduce a really nice horse called Mister Pink (Patrick) in the bumper. He is a half-brother to Pink In The Park and his family have done well for us. This nice ground is a big positive and we are very hopeful that he will keep up our current good recent run in bumpers.
