BUBBLES IN THE AIR: Shamrock rates Bursting Bubbles, an Irish-bred first time in a handicap at Wolverhampton today. He warns that yesterday’s winner Light Heavy goes for the Derby at The Curragh not the one at Epsom.
We’ve seen it all before. In the 1,000 Guineas Trial at Leopardstown yesterday, the Ballydoyle second string, Homecoming Queen, beat stable number-one, Up. Will we never learn?
We’ve seen it all before. Aidan O’Brien set another typical pattern for the season when his hat-trick of winners all improved dramatically with the benefit of a run.
Nothing showed more improvement yesterday than Jim Bolger’s Light Heavy, who now goes for the Irish Derby after slamming the Ballysax field, among them Ballydoyle’s David Livingston.
We’ve seen it all before. Immediately after the race, English bookmakers cut Light Heavy to as low as 12-1 for the Epsom Derby. He isn’t even entered.
Irish racing returns on Wednesday (Dundalk) and Thursday (Tipperary). Meanwhile, I will check out the Irish-breds running in England today and tomorrow.
Ed Dunlop is flying so high at the moment, he might even score first time out with one: after all, it’s handicap-debut day for Bursting Bubbles (4.45 Wolverhampton): 5.5 on BETDAQ, as I write.
Hughie Morrison is also on the crest of a wave, with only one out of the frame from his last six starters, four of them winners.
Duster (4.30 Windsor) has gone well fresh before and has ex-champion Ryan Moore in the saddle: a handy 6.0 on BETDAQ.
SHAMROCK’S BETS
NAP: Bursting Bubbles (4.45 Wolverhampton)
NEXT BEST: Duster (4.30 Windsor)
DAQ DOUBLE: Duster (4.30 Windsor) and Bursting Bubbles (4.45 Wolverhampton)
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