Charlie on course for seasonal debut

Racing :  Myboycharlie is on course to make his seasonal debut in the Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes at the Curragh on…

Racing:  Myboycharlie is on course to make his seasonal debut in the Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes at the Curragh on Saturday.

The Tommy Stack-trained colt was a classy two-year-old, beating subsequent 1000 Guineas winner Natagora in the Prix Morny, before ending the campaign by finishing third to New Approach in the National Stakes. The son of Danetime reverts to six furlongs at the weekend with connections eyeing a run in the Golden Jubilee Stakes.

"He's in good shape, he's done well over the winter and we're happy with him," said Stack's son Fozzy.

"You don't have much choice with three-year-old sprinters taking on older horses. It won't be a bad race, I think Jeremy Noseda's horse (Soldier's Tale) is coming over.

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"There's some rain forecast. We'll see how much we get. He's won on soft ground, but he just wants nice ground and we're not too worried.

"All being well he'll probably go for the Golden Jubilee after that."