Halford excited about Casa Casamento will bid to enhance his reputation in today's Juddmonte Beresford Stakes at the Curragh. Michael Halford's youngster is a rare commodity these days as he runs in Sheikh Mohammed's famous maroon and white colours. After winning on his debut, he went very close to claiming the Group One National Stakes, beaten only a head by the highly-rated Pathfork. He was subsequently supplemented into this Group Two event which boasts the likes of Azamour, Alamshar, Eagle Mountain and Sea The Stars on the recent roll of honour. "He was staying on really well the last day, maybe lack of experience might have caught him out," said Halford. "We didn't have any other entries for him after the National Stakes and he was in such good form this race came at the right time. There's no travelling involved either and he worked so well the other morning, we decided to let him go." "It's been won by some very good horses in the past. He deserves to be favourite, it was a tremendous performance and this looks a good opportunity." "I was a bit apprehensive about letting him run on good to firm on his debut but he's handled it and he went in soft last time. He'll probably get further but he doesn't lack for pace either and I think he'll get better with racing, he's very exciting." Six horses are set to tackle Casamento with Aidan O'Brien fielding Robin Hood and Factum while Hold The Aces, Mawaakef, Music In The Rain and Rossvoss complete the line-up.
