He saddled a one-two in one of the big Saturday handicaps at the Curragh. Now check out our columnist on his Sunday team.
SUNDAY
16:20 Lustown Baba
The more rain the better for her, she loves it soft. She’s back to six furlongs, has a good draw, and there’s a chance the ground will come right for her too.
16:20 Riot
He never got into the race at Cork. We had a hood on him as he got a little upset in the stalls once and dropped him in and the front runners got away from them that day. He’s back to six and likes the Curragh, we’ve left the hood off and I’m hoping he can get back to his best. If he does, he’ll always have a shot in a race like this.
16:50 Miss Mirabell
She’s a filly we like but going from two maidens into handicap company is always difficult. There are only nine runners though so there won’t be the hustle and bustle you sometimes get it but it remains to be seen how she operates off a mark of 94 in a very competitive race. This will tell is where we are going with her moving forward.
17:20 Deceit
She probably wants a mile-and-a-quarter plus and it was probably a bit tight for her around Gowran last time. Shane said she was on her head the whole way. It was her first run of the year and I do expect improvement with a bit more racing.
17:20 Star Angel
We rode her aggressively from the gate at Leopardstown last time and there was a good fast pace on. She just got a little tired but is a filly who will appreciate a bit of rain. I like her and hope she can put her best foot forward and improve from the last run.
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