Minor promise in a pair of point-to-points when trained by Derek O'Connor; fared best of the outsiders when third behind De Bromhead and Elliott market leaders at Naas last month; place claims if building on that.
Point-to-point winner for respected connections before E35,000 purchase; made a pleasing start for Tony Martin in a 2m Listowel festival maiden hurdle, 4 1/4l third at 50-1; winner Heads Up has been Grade 2-placed, runner L'Evangeliste has now won twice; may not have been suited by a muddling gallop when last four in a Down Royal bumper.
Fell in sole point-to-point; fair third in a bumper at Clonmel in June; another solid effort when 11l second on hurdles debut at Roscommon (2m4f good) in July; not as effective on heavy ground at Clonmel early this month; hooded now.
Point winner for the influential Donnchadh Doyle; well backed for a Fairyhouse bumper on New Year's Day but was tailed off; tongue-tie added to a hood on return in a 3m maiden hurdle at the same venue last Saturday, again tailed off; serious questions to answer.
E125,000 3yo; first foal; dam unraced, from the family of the top-class Djakadam; faded tamely when one of the stable's five runners in a valuable sales bumper at Fairyhouse in April; bearing in mind that three longer-priced stablemates reached the first five, he can be assumed to be capable of much better; one for the short list.
Showed nothing at Punchestown and Clonmel before taking a step in the right direction on Monday when sixth of 16 in a 2m3f maiden at Naas, a display that prompted the stewards to take a look; rider reported his mount got unbalanced in testing conditions.
Won a maiden point on good ground at Necarne in May; not disgraced in two bumper runs; tailed off at Limerick on hurdles debut; attracted the attention of the stewards with a mid-field run over 2m at Naas; rider reported interference and suggested likely need for a longer trip; plenty to prove now judged on Limerick and Clonmel runs.
Maiden on Flat, rated a respectable 78; has managed a couple of fourth-place finishes over hurdles, including in a 19-runner contest at Gowran (2m); pulled up at Cheltenham on latest, this is less demanding.
Promising debut when third of six behind a subsequent maiden hurdle winner in a Punchestown bumper in February; improvement likely from his introduction to hurdling at Fairyhouse three weeks ago, when he kept on to finish a distant fourth in a 26-runner contest.
Ran respectably at the Punchestown festival on the first of two bumper runs; midfield in two runs over hurdles; likely to need a handicap mark; first reserve.
