Donnacha O’Brien, six clear of Colin Keane, is on the verge of retaining the Jockeys Championship.
And he should edge closer to last year’s domestic tally of 111 winners by striking on the double for his father Aidan in Dundalk tonight.
Collared late by Oneiroi in a near six-furlong maiden in Navan last time, Yale will be helped by this drop back to five furlongs and the polytrack surface in the opening maiden. It will be surprising if he fails to open his account, at the third attempt.
The O’Briens might also strike with once-raced Vatican City, a half-brother to Gleneagles, in the seven-furlong Irish Stallion Farms 2-Y-0 Maiden.
This fellow stayed on late to finish fifth to Kinross on his debut in a Newmarket maiden and, on this faster surface, the Galileo colt sets a decent standard.
Peter O'Hehir's tips
5.00.Yale
5.30.Yuften
6.00.Khafaaq
6.30.Mutadaawel
7.00.Vatican City
7.30.Little Camacho
8.00.Dance Alone
8.30.Cache Queen
Next Best
5.00.My Excelsa
5.30.Master Speaker
6.00.Munaajaat
6.30.Sky Seven
7.00.Al Ruwais
7.30.Lady Savannah
8.00.Masalai
8.30.Watchman
Double: Yale and Vatican City.
O’Hehir’s Longshot: La Novia (7.30.)
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