Condon targets Bellewstown spoils

Ken Condon is a profitable trainer to follow at Bellewstown and the Ridge Manor Stables handler is well represented on the opening card of the County Meath venue's two-day August meeting.

Arguably the most interesting of the Condon contenders is the Conor Hoban-ridden Spirit Stone in the Glebe House Stud Nursery Handicap.

Previous course experience can only be viewed as an advantage at a track like Bellewstown and three of the eight runners in this nursery have run here before.

Spirit Stone was an eyecatcher when sixth here on her debut in a maiden in early July, although three subsequent efforts have not seen any notable progression.

However, at a track she obviously handles, Spirit Stone is now dropped to a very tempting mark of 58 and she's also got the best of the draw in stall one.

Condon's Enter The Priory has work to do in the opening Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction Maiden, in which Michael Halford's Great Dancer could be the one to follow after a promising debut.

Shane Foley, rider of Great Dancer, teams up with Condon in the second split of the Bet Online At thetote.com Handicap but their representative, Chatterton probably has no more than place claims in an open heat.

Elsewhere, the appearance of the JP McManus-owned and Tony Martin-trained Cillian's Return is noteworthy as he bids to add to recent wins in bumper and hurdles company in the Outsource 360 Maiden.

Ballydoyle have a newcomer in Quartz who is a Fastnet Rock half-brother to Kingsbarns.

Aidan O'Brien also has Exotic in the Download The Free Racing Post Mobile App Handicap and Marchese Marconi in the concluding CKS Tickets (Q.R.) Race.

Dermot Weld 's Wexford scorer Renown a Champs Elysees half-brother to Famous Name, is an intriguing rival for Exotic.

Meanwhile Willie Mullins sends out two of Marchese Marconi's four rivals in the finale - Lucky Bridle and Shamar