The Ulster Cesarewitch takes centre stage at Downpatrick on Monday afternoon and Michael Halford is expected to land the prize with Dariole The gelding comes here in top-form having scored over hurdles at Tramore two weeks ago and will not be found wanting over the extreme two miles one furlong trip.
Dermot Weld has been going through a quiet spell by his own standards, but his runner in the Eastwood Bookmakers maiden must be taken seriously. Weld is bidding to win the race for the fourth consecutive year and his representative, Beyond The Pole, drops three furlongs in trip having finished six lengths behind Mountain Star at Leopardstown last time.
In House Appraisal will be a short price to land the concluding Ladies Bumper for the Honeymooning David Wachman. This gelding finished third behind the talented Supreme Developer on his debut at Fairyhouse last January and that piece of form is far superior to anything achieved by the opposition.
Filed by James McMahon
