CON COLLINS, forced to doff his topper to connections of Tips Creek after Raphane's narrow feat in the Norfolk Stakes at Roy Ascot on Thnrsday, can land the Palan Handicap with Nashcash at the Ascot Heath meeting today.
His three year old looks to have, a leading chance on the book considering the race he ran at the Curragh last time.
Close behind the early leaders in the Group Three Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes, Nashcas was urged into a challenging position around a furlong from home by his jockey Pat Shanahan.
Despite getting close, Nashcash, could not quite summon the pace to challenge inside the last furlong and eventually finished three lengths and a neck behind Lidanna, with Catch The Blues runner up.
The last named ran a stormer in, the Cork And Orrery Stakes on Thursday, finishing best of those on the far rail, a length behind the winner Atraf. So that form has a very solid look to it and Con Collins yard seems to be in good form.
