The class-dropping Charterhouse is napped to open his account for John Murphy and Robbie Colgan in today’s Curragh opener.
The Charming Thought colt narrowly failed to highly-regarded Masen on his debut at Leopardstown and again finished just behind the Glenburnie colt when they filled third and fourth spots respectively in the Group 3 Tyros Stakes on the same track.
Dropping into maiden company, Charterhouse sets a decent standard in the Irish EBF Median Sires Series 2-Y-0 Maiden.
Today’s card features two Group 3 events. And Master Of Reality, runner-up to stable-companion Twilight Payment in the Curragh Cup, is marginally preferred to last year’s Irish St Leger heroine Search For A Song (third to Magical in the Group 1 Tattersalls Gold Cup) in the Comer Group Irish St Leger Trial.
And Ballydoyle three-year-old Armory, fourth in the Tattersalls, might take full advantage of the 13lb he receives from Leo De Fury in the Royal Whip.
Earlier, the Ger Lyons-trained Frenetic, collared late by subsequent Group 1 placed-Aloha Star and Miss Amulet at headquarters and Naas respectively on her last two starts, might return to winning form in the listed Holden Plant Rentals Curragh 2-Y-0 Stakes.
Lyons also has obvious prospects with Talacre, chinned by the exciting Nicest at Leopardstown on her second start in the Loder 2-Y-0 Fillies Race.
Beaten 11 lengths in both the Epsom and Irish Derbies, Jessica Harrington’s 102-rated Gold Seal should land the Big Picture Communications Maiden.
Peter O’Hehir's tips for the Curragh
1.00 Charterhouse (Nap)
1.30 Tal acre
2.00 Frenetic
2.30 Master Of Reality
3.00 Armory
3.30 Gold Seal
4.00 Roving Mission
4.30 Teddy Boy
Next Best
1.00 A Taad Moody
1.30 Shandra
2.00 Chief Little Hawk
2.30 Search For A Song
3.00 Leo De Fury
3.30 Gauntlet
4.00 Dance Emperor
4.30 Bahlwan
Double: Charterhouse and Frenetic.
O’Hehir’s Longshot: Cartesienne (4.00)
Peter O'Hehir's tips for Tramore
4.45.Easy Game
5.15.Friary Gold
5.45.Bonarc
6.15.Moonball
6.45.Abbi Store
7.15.Stylish Moment
7.45.Ruaille Buaille
Next Best
4.45.Razoul
5.15.Kilderry Prince
5.45.Sani Pass
6.15.Elegant Lass
6.45.Graceful Grace
7.15.Basil’s Boy
7.45.Reverse Polarity
Double : Easy Game and Friary Gold.
O’Hehir’s Longshot : Bee Manner Ley (7.45.
