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Curragh preview
Hint Of Frost in front
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Hint Of Frost was a revelation on fast ground last time out which gives him bright prospects in the www.trm-ireland.com Handicap at the Curragh this evening.
Jessica Harrington 's charge bolted in by five-and-a-half lengths at Navan last month and could be progressive enough to defy a 12lb hike in the weights.
He encounters the same trip of a mile-and-a-quarter and the going is forecast to be good to firm again. Tom Madden takes off a more than handy 5lbs with the gelding getting in off bottom weight in this better grade.
Grand Coalition did as well as could be expected when third here to a couple of smart sorts in King Electric and Peace Envoy. With the latter subsequently scoring at Listed level, Grand Coalition has to go on the shortlist for the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden.
A market check is essential as nine of the 12 horses will set foot on a racecourse for the first time. John Oxx, seeking his first winner of the season, runs Sea My Angel
Short Stacked flopped when favourite in Naas on yielding to soft going but could bounce back on quicker ground in the TRM Excellence In Equine Nutrition Maiden.
You pay your money, you take your chance in the fiercely competitive 20-runner TRM Supporting Global Champions Handicap. Burren View Lady has the potential to go well at a price after showing up well when fifth at Cork. She is sliding down the handicap and first-time cheekpieces are applied.
Treasure Chest by Galileo out of a Royal Academy mare, makes plenty of appeal on paper for his first assignment in the TRM Invest In Calphormin Maiden over a mile-and-a-half.