Dermot Weld's wide-margin Galway winner Supposition has been installed favourite to win Sunday's Group One feature at the Curragh, the Moyglare Stud Stakes, and bridge a 19-year gap for the top trainer.
A total of 18 runners remain in Ireland's most prestigious prize for juvenile fillies but it's the Juddmonte Farm-owned Suppositon, a seven length winner at Galway, who has been made 7 to 4 favourite by the Cork firm Cashmans.
Weld's sole previous Moyglare victory came with Flutter Away in 1987 but Supposition is highly rated by the Curragh trainer and is already being quoted in the ante-post market for next year's 1,000 Guineas.
Jeremy Noseda's Simply Perfect is rated a 3 to 1 second best in the Moyglare betting while the Aidan O'Brien supplementary entry, Diamond Necklace, is 6 to 1. The Ballydoyle team have won the race four times in the last six years.
The ground at the Curragh is currently described as perfect by the track manager Paul Hensey who does, however, expect some rain before the weekend. "It's good going here at the moment and the forecast is for some mixed weather," he said yesterday. "There is the possibility of some heavy showers on Thursday but we have been told that north Leinster may escape the worst of it."
The sprint highlight on Sunday will be the Nolan & Brophy Auctioneers Flying Five where John Mulhern's veteran speedster Osterhase is one of 17 left in. Benbaun, winner of the race last year when beating The Tatling, is part of an eight strong British-trained entry.
A total of 20 two-year-olds remain in the Group Three Round Tower Stakes and they include the Moyglare entries Mythical Echo and Miss Beatrix who was third to Holy Roman Emperor in the Phoenix Stakes.
Looking further ahead to Tuesday, September 19th, the Curragh confirmed yesterday the Ryder Cup race day will be the richest day's racing ever run in Ireland with 2.7 million up for grabs.
This evening at Bellewstown the most interesting contest could be the very last event on the eight-race card where Nina Carberry can get Athlumney Lad home in front.
The mile and six around this track should be ideal for the seven- year-old who nevertheless ran a fine third to P'tit Fute in the GPT over Galway's stiff two miles. This time he has to face Warrens Castle and especially Kinger Rocks who failed to collect on some hefty ante-post wagers in the Galway Hurdle.
Carberry will know the Weld runner inside out having won on her before and that knowledge could be crucial in the closing stages. Impetious ran a very decent third to Four Sins in a conditions race in at the Curragh and looks good enough for the opener.
Cashmans bet: 7-4 Supposition, 3 Simply Perfect, 5 Brazilian Bride, 6 Diamond Necklace, 8 Biocostal & Miss Beatrix, 10 Alexander Tango, Dimenticata & Gaudeamus, 12 Bar.
