UK Horse Racing Tips: Dundalk

Adrian Murray and AMO Racing have made a great start to the season with a number of big-race wins and also landed the opening juvenile maiden of the campaign at the Curragh. Charanda made a bright start when runner-up here last month, but riding arrangements suggest CALIFORNIA DREAMER is the stable selected. The half-brother to four winners cost 130,000gns as a yearling. Cradle Of Love is by Kodiac out of a Sea The Stars mare who has already produced three juvenile winners, while Usdi Atohi is a sister to Asean, who won the Listed Curragh Stakes for Donnacha O'Brien over this trip last year.
Prediction : 1st California Dreamer 2nd Cradle Of Love 3rd Usdi Atohi

Jered Maddox recorded a sixth course win when finishing well over 6f last week, but has yet to score over the minimum trip. SENOR CARROTS was about two lengths behind in fourth, but that was a highly creditable effort following a 10-month absence and Andy Oliver's charge should be suited by this trip having won over C&D off a similar mark last spring. Pro Bono Alexander showed much improved form when dropped to this trip here last time, stretching clear inside the final furlong to beat Phil's Dream by nearly five lengths, but has gone up 15lb as a result. So Majestic won twice over five on turf last summer and has run well in both outings here this year.
Prediction : 1st Senor Carrots 2nd So Majestic 3rd Phils Dream

VIVIENDA showed plenty of promise on both outings over this trip at Naas last year. The daughter of Showcasing was placed on debut in a race that has thrown up a number of winners and, on a line through Sweetest, probably ran to at least the same level subsequently behind Prime Art, who went on to land a Group 3 at Ayr. Heart Of Darkness only weakened well inside the final furlong on debut at Cork and with the benefit of that run under her belt and this much sounder surface, rates an obvious threat. Ojw Legacy and Oh So Bright are others to consider after two decent runs, while Judge Me Not is a half-brother to a couple of winners and any market move would be significant.
Prediction : 1st Vivienda 2nd Heart Of Darkness 3rd Ojw Legacy

MAYFAIR is certainly bred in the purple being by Justify out of Group 1 winner Clemmie, which makes her a sister to Unless, who won a Listed race for the Ballydoyle team at the Curragh last year. She made a promising debut at Galway last summer and again encountered testing ground when narrowly denied on her reappearance at the Curragh last month. There are plenty of well-bred newcomers in the line-up including Authenticate, who cost 680,000gns as a yearling, and Super Sox, by Showcasing from a speedy family. Star Magnolia is a half-sister to four winners including Zarinsk, a five-time winner, including a Group 2, for the same connections last year.
Prediction : 1st Mayfair 2nd Authenticate 3rd Star Magnolia

BUNGLE INTHEDESERT suffered a nightmare trip last week when he was slowly into stride and short of room as the race hotted up. He is better judged on his penultimate start when victorious by half a length over C&D. Siobhan Rutledge, who did the steering that day, is back on board. Seamie Heffernan has a fair record aboard Leabaland, who was pipped by a nose over C&D on his penultimate appearance, while Sunset Nova is on a mark that could see him run into a place at least.
Prediction : 1st Bungle Inthedesert 2nd Leabaland 3rd Sunset Nova

SHINING AITCH responded well to the first-time visor when obliging over C&D last week and could go in again. James Ryan wasn't able to claim in that apprentice race, but can claim 5lb in this contest, which almost offsets the 6lb rise that Shining Aitch received for winning. Bright Dick got off the mark at the 18th time of asking last week and is likely to be involved at the business end. Bride Tree sprung a 22/1 surprise over 7f at this track in December, but has been off since.
Prediction : 1st Shining Aitch 2nd Bright Dick 3rd Bride Tree

EVENING BLOSSOM showed plenty of potential in third on debut in a Curragh maiden last October. She had three subsequent maiden winners in behind that day to bolster the form and she holds an Irish Oaks entry. Aidan O'Brien runs two horses in newcomer Opaque and the once-raced Port Fairy, who is partnered by Ryan Moore. Port Fairy is another Irish Oaks entry who is highly likely to come on from a seventh place on heavy ground at Gowran Park in October, while the market should be informative about Ten Sovereigns filly Opaque. Presence didn't run badly in fourth behind an odds-on winner over a shorter trip here.
Prediction : 1st Evening Blossom 2nd Port Fairy 3rd Opaque

Justify colt LONDON CITY could leave previous efforts in the rear-view mirror as he embarks on his three-year-old campaign. He was a short price on both starts last season, when fifth at the Curragh and sixth in Tipperary. On both occasions, there was cut in the ground and he should appreciate going up in trip on this better surface. He holds two Derby entries (Epsom and Curragh). Huxley sets the standard with a mark of 84. He has the advantage of being experienced on the Polytrack having finished runner-up on his last two starts, including on seasonal reappearance last month. London City's stablemate Ephesus makes his debut and this Galileo colt should be checked for market strength.
Prediction : 1st London City 2nd Huxley 3rd Ephesus