Catch Me heads the market for Hatton's Grace.Byline: Brian Fleming CATCH ME, a final-fence faller with victory in sight over fences at Navan last time, is favourite to make a winning return to action at Fairyhouse on Sunday in the Bar One Racing Hatton's Grace Hurdle, writes Brian Fleming. Winner of the corresponding race 12 months ago, Catch Me also featured among entries for the Grade 1 Drinmore Chase on the same card. However, trainer Edward O'Grady said yesterday: "Thankfully thank·ful adj. 1. Aware and appreciative of a benefit; grateful. 2. Expressive of gratitude: a thankful smile. , he was none the worse for his tumble at Navan, where he looked likely to win and all things being equal he runs in the Hatton's Grace." Also still standing for the EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 85,000 race, one of three Grade 1 races on the card, is Hardy Eustace and last season's Coral Cup winner Ninetieth Minute, about whom Tom Taaffe Tom Taaffe is an Irish horse trainer based at Portree Stables, Boston, Straffan, (near Ardclough) in County Kildare. He began training in 94/95 jumps season, having had a successful career as a professional jump jockey for the Arthur Moore stable. said: "I was thrilled with his comeback run at Navan last time, as we had a little hold-up with him and he stayed on well. He'll be a fitter horse this weekend." Aitmatov, the 2007 Hatton's Grace winner for trainer Noel Meade, is joined by stable-companions Donna Palm and Muirhead. Meade said: "It's quite likely that we'll run two." Hatton's Grace Hurdle Bar One Racing: 2 Catch Me, 11-4 Muirhead, 13-2 Aitmatov, 8 Ninetieth Minute, Oscar Dan Dan, Donnas Palm, 12 bar. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion