DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING
MONDAY JULY 21
5.40 WINDSOR
Richard Hughes is still on cloud nine after landing his first Group 1 last weekend and even though this novice event for two-year-olds is vastly different from those heady heights, PRETTY DANIELLE (best price 9-2) can prove that little fish taste just as sweet.
Making her debut at Newbury 27 days ago, her pre-race odds of 33-1 must have trebled as the gates flew back, losing many lengths due to a tardy start and by halfway, she was still languishing in the rear.
However, she picked up with a good deal of encouragement for the future from two furlongs out and, despite not being subject to a hard ride, she managed to get the losing deficit down to just five lengths.
Likely to take a huge leap forward on that initial display in all departments, the daughter of Harry Angel is the one followers of favourite, Come On Eibhlin, should fear the most.
PRETTY DANIELLE – 1-point each-way@9-2
7.30 BALLINROBE
SHAOOL (best price 10-3) left the impression she would have won at Killarney last week had she charted a course away from the slowest part of the track and compensation awaits now she should get more clear sailing out wide here this evening.
As the rain continued to fall in the Kerry area during the five-day fixture, it soon became apparent to most riders that the biggest advantage lay in racing away from the poached inside of the track but that information did not cross paths with the apprentice who rode Johnny Murtagh’s filly and his inability to use common sense ultimately cost his mount dear.
Despite racing on the swamp for the entire 1m3f journey, the daughter of Belardo only just lost out in a wild finish and it was yet another performance to suggest she remains in the rudest of health.
A wide margin winner at Leopardstown the time before, soft ground and cheekpieces have clearly elevated her game to another level and providing Ben Coen can navigate a better course than she received six days ago, she is likely to prove tough to beat at this level.
SHAOOL – 1-point win@10-3