It's a long way from a Leopardstown Listed to a Killarney 0-60 but a pattern might just be developing that will see Final Reminder score tonight.
Preseli was Michael Grassick's first winner of the season yesterday and afterwards he said: 'I would expect her to come on because my horses have been a little slow to come to hand.'
That seems to be true. Margay, for instance, improved enough for a run to finish runner-up in the German 1,000 Guineas and, in that context, Final Reminder's Cork fourth to Shanillo reads encouragingly.
A three-time career winner, Final Reminder disappointed last term, but with expected improvement from that decent Cork effort, he looks a reasonable bet to take care of a moderate field in the Weldon Handicap.
Molly-O is 2lb better off with Simpany on Leopardstown running in the Autos Handicap but has since disappointed at Navan behind Osprey Ridge. She might just have seen too much daylight in that race, however, and, patiently ridden, here could be a value option.
The Fairyhouse hurdles winner, Moscow Retreat, has his trip in the beginners' chase and is preferred to Aonfocaleile.
