5 THIS WEEK'S FIVE TO FOLLOW 5.WEAPON'S AMNESTY: Charles Byrnes' Cheltenham Festival winner has always looked an exciting prospect as a chasing prospect and won't be long about recouping losses incurred on his fencing debut at Punchestown. Over an inadequate trip, he jumped left throughout before finishing a staying third to Copsiano. Will do better when stepping up to three miles and going left-handed. So watch out for him at Navan or Naas. TAKING STOCK: Winner of his only bumper, at Punchestown last February, started favourite to make a winning start over hurdles on the same track. Ran freely before having every chance between the last two flights, but had to settle for fourth spot behind Blazing Beacon. Sure to make amends, when he learns to settle better. OSCAR (Open System for CommunicAtion in Realtime) AOL's internal project name for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). The core functions of OSCAR, known as the Basic OSCAR Services (BOS), include Login/Logoff, Locate (find out about other AIM users), Instant Message CARRARA: Owned by J P McManus, this Tom Mullins-trained five-year-old caught the eye when making his debut in the maiden hurdle won by high-class stable-companion Some Present at Punchestown on Thursday. An Oscar gelding, he finished a very promising seventh and looks one to note next time. FRISCO FRISCO Fast Reaction Integrated Submarine Control DEPOT: A strapping five-year-old son of King's Theatre, this fellow chased home Caduceus caduceus (kədy  `sēəs), wing-topped staff, with two snakes winding about it, carried by Hermes, given to him (according to one legend) by Apollo. on his debut in Thursday's
Punchestown bumper.
Challenged late and kept galloping in promising fashion, enough to suggest he could have a big future for Dessie Hughes and owner Gerry Burke. GOLDEN SUNBIRD sunbird, common name for tropical, Old World birds, including more than one hundred species in the family Nectariniidae. Like the unrelated New World hummingbirds, to which sunbirds are often compared, sunbirds have long and slender, highly curved bills, tube-shaped : Talented, Paul Nolantrained mare has won bumpers at Cork and Sandown. Made a highly encouraging start over hurdles when third to the classy Some Present at Punchestown on Thursday. Beaten four lengths and would have been closer if more fluent at the final flight. An exciting prospect, could clean up if kept inmates event and looks capable of making her mark wherever she goes. FOLLOW THE ACTION TODAY: Cork (Flat) Downpatrick (Jumps) TOMORROW: Naas (Mixed) Cork (Jumps) WEDNESDAY: Navan (Flat) THURSDAY: Thurles (Jumps) FRIDAY: Dundalk (Flat) |
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