Stuart Crawford has some good chances on the card at Down Royal on St Stephen’s Day and could leave with a couple of winners.
He looks to have found a nice opportunity for Bleu D’enfer in the Red Mills Auction Maiden Hurdle.
The Turgeon gelding has had a couple of runs over fences this season but it looks worth switching back for a race like this.
He ran well when chasing home Aslukwood havit in a rated novice chase at Punchestown last month so comes here in fine form.
The French-bred had some decent runs over hurdles last season, achieving his mark of 113,and if he runs up to that standard he’d be the one to beat in this.
Purse Price gets a nice9lb pull from the selection and could prove the danger.
She was running a bigrace at Clonmel last time, when unseating at the last, and French jockey Baptiste Le Clerc will be keen to get on the scoreboard on his visit to Ireland.
The Other Mozzie is another to throw into the mix, having hinted at ability in bumpers, but Bleu D’enfer has shown a decent level and deserves to pick up a race.
In the concluding bumper Mongibello carries the same colours of leading owners Simon Munir and Isaac Souede and should prove hard to beat.
The Authorized mare rana cracker in a Listed bumper at Navan on her ‘track’ debut last month and that looks outstanding form in the context of this race.
As ever at this meeting the hunters chase is the big attraction on the card and this year’s renewal is another cracking race.
David Christie has a strong hand in the race with four runners and Ferns Lock gets the vote.
The Telescope gelding looked a potential star in this division early last season with three very easy wins.
He got turned over at Fairyhouse in April though in a strange little contest won by Annamix.
It looked then like he and Billaway cut each others’ throats up front and the inexperience dsix-year-old can be forgiven that run.
He won on his return in a Dromahane ‘Open’ last month and can get back on course now.
It’s a deep race with Punchestown Champion Hunter Chase winner Its On The Line a potential danger along with the selection’s stablemate Vaucelet.
Gavin Cromwell is another trainer that could have a good day with Ask Anything, in the beginners chase, and Evies Vladimir, in the handicap over the same two-and-a-half mile trip, looking to hold obvious chances.
Selections
11.40 Mossy Fen Park - Great Universe
12.13 Bleu D’enfer (nap) - Purse Price
12.48 We’llgowats -St Denis’s Well
1.23 AskAnything (dbl) - Joshua Webb
1.58 Evies Vladimir - Shes Some Doll
2.33 Ferns Lock -Its On The Line
3.08 Mongibello -Quint Major
