Having struggled in Group 1 company on his last two starts, Make A Challenge should register his fifth listed success of the season in today’s TRM Waterford Testimonial Stakes.
Denis Hogan’s five-year-old has found himself a bit out of his depth in both the Flying Five and Abbaye in recent weeks.
But, in this company, he should be capable of successfully conceding weight to his 11 rivals, if reproducing the form which saw him beat Urban Beat in the Abergwaun at Navan or when slamming Downforce (in today’s field) by four lengths over course and distance in August.
Pulled up injured when odds-on favourite for a Roscommon maiden in June (her intended debut), the Jessica Harrington-trained Flor De La Luna is worth noting in the Equilux Costs Less Maiden.
In Tramore, John McConnell’s Itsalonglongroad might follow-up his chase debut success in Downpatrick by landing the two-mile Pickardstown Rated Novice Chase.
Peter O’Hehir's tips for the Curragh
1.00 Notoriously Risky
1.35 Make A Challenge (Nap)
2.05 Heel Left Loose
2.40 Secret Sea
3.15 Rotokura
3.50 Flor De La Luna
4.25 Thefaithfulindian
Peter O’Hehir's tips for Tramore
1.10 Gabbys Cross
1.45 Shedding
2.18 Talk Of The Town
2.53 Tiantu
3.28 Itsalonglongroad
4.03 Bois De Clamart
4.38 Hamundarso
