Wayne Lordan opts to stick with Butterfly Wings of the Aidan O'Brien-trained pair and she impressed at Leopardstown six days ago. However, Paddy Twomey's strike-rate this season has been incredible and CARMERS is fancied to come out on top. The son of Wootton Bassett has a beautiful pedigree on his dam's side, and he ran out a very impressive winner on his belated debut at Ballinrobe. Next in line is Delta, who should relish the extra furlong. [Adrian Wall]
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Wooton Bassett colt's dam is a half-sister to three Group 1 winners at trips ranging from 1m-1m4f; blinkered for belated debut, made a great impression when running out an easy winner in Ballinrobe maiden (1m5f, good) eight days ago; stable in red-hot form; looks sure to go well.
Closely related to Lancashire Oaks winner Queen Of The Pride; dam won the St Leger; never counted on Galway debut last August; better at the Curragh next time; improved tongue-tied up in trip when beaten a head by Irish Derby-entered Roosevelt at Leopardstown (1m4f, good) six days ago; chance.
One of two for the yard; promise in maidens at Dundalk; improved on handicap debut on second turf start when winning off 75 under Colin Keane at Cork (1m4f, soft) four weeks ago; needs to raise his game to trouble some of these; ground has to be a worry; Keane prefers Umala.
Proper staying pedigree and looked in need of further when third in a fillies' maiden at Gowran (9.5f, yielding) on debut last month, sluggish out of the stalls but staying on nicely in the closing stages; this is much tougher but she's entitled to improve; holds an Oaks entry.
Justify filly is out of a half-sister to Giant's Causeway; rather disappointing on her first three starts, including when a beaten favourite at Salisbury and Leopardstown; much-improved when readily winning fillies' maiden at Leopardstown (1m2f, good) six days ago; has scope to improve again up in trip.
Second runner for the yard; got off the mark in Listowel rated race (1m, yielding) last autumn; ran creditably in Navan Group 3 over 1m2f on return; wasn't too far back when fourth in Naas Listed (10.5f, good) last week but Wayne Lordan prefers Butterfly Wings.
Cost 120,000euros as a yearling; finished third in 1m Dundalk maiden on debut (form franked) in January, finishing from well off the pace; different tactics employed when a ready winner from the front there (10.5f) last month under this rider; respected.
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