- We head to the Curragh for the first day of Derby weekend full of trepidation. A few have run contrary to expectations and it steals your confidence. Hopefully just the ebb and flow of a standard season. A run like Tuesday is a kick in the guts but she’s fine since and merely a blip, hopefully. It’s awkward, dusty, highly allergic weather and it’s hard to know what impact, if any, it has on them. Everyone is dealing with the same thing so it’s probably simplistic to hang your hat on that.Nothing for it but to get up earlier Wednesday morning and knuckle down.
- Anyway on to tomorrow, we run 2. First is a Lilbourne Lad filly With Herself that starts her career tomorrow in the mile maiden. She’s likeable, has a wonderful temperament and has been a model citizen since she arrived. She has taken all the graft and hopefully she’ll show a bit for the future. She breathes and moves, can quicken and find plenty off the bridle. Describes a racehorse really and if she’s not caught star gazing a run with promise would be lovely.
- Azzuri runs next and he’s the first important one for the weekend. His 2 runs have been good but he’s going to be vulnerable if he just repeats them. He needs to step forward. Time may tell we bumped into one the lastday. He appears well since and if he disappoints it could make for a long weekend.