Willie Mullins recruit makes jumping debut
Wednesday 10 March 2010
There is a midweek bonus for racegoers with the addition of Naas and the action kicks off with the Thoroughbred County Maiden Hurdle at 2.15pm.
Sweet My Lord has joined Willie Mullins since landing a bumper in the French provinces in October and is sure to have been well-schooled.
He won't need to be anything special to go close on his jumping debut because Frosted Grape is the best of those with experience and she was beaten 19 lengths last time.
Mullins and Ruby Walsh also team up with Cuchulains Son in the Jigginstown Hurdle, although it remains to be seen how much he will need the outing following a two-year spell on the sidelines.
Smart novice chaser Archie Boy returns from a shorter absence, while Wild Passion has mixed it in high-class company since enduring a three-year hiatus to his career.
Wild Passion's stablemate Kaskader hasn't been seen since finishing third at Down Royal in October 2008, but Noel Meade is more than capable of readying one and he goes to post for the Caragh Maiden Hurdle, in which Taking Stock is a worthy adversary.
Those with an eye on the betting ring will have some guide to the prospects of Tony Martin's unexposed Horse Man Pass By in the Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle.
His former stable companion Charminamix is just one of a handful of dangers in a wide-open event.
Martin's All The Cousins will be on plenty of shortlists for the Sallins Handicap Hurdle, and the meeting closes with action on the level.
Cottrelsbooley and Mountmassey both departed in exceptional circumstances last time and lock horns in the Monread Flat Race, while the concluding Naas Sunday Market Begins Next Sunday Flat Race sees Dermot Weld's Flat-bred Fort Defiance take on, among others, Mystic Smile, who is a rare runner for Kevin Prendergast in this sphere.
