Call Her a Winner!
The incredibly consistent Whatucallher has finally had her first moment in the spotlight when taking the Mares’ Maiden Hurdle at Clonmel last Thursday (3rd) in fine style. Donagh Meyler gave her a super ride and she ran out a very convincing winner. She certainly looks like she will stay further when the time comes and she should be a very fun mare for the future. Racing Post Analysis state that she has a decent engine and can go on to better things with her confidence boosted – we definitely agree with them!
Echoes of Family (pictured) ran on the same day as Whatucallher in a Handicap Chase and ran a nice race to come sixth. She made a very bad mistake in the latter stages which possibly cost her a position and with it some prize money but she ran a game race and her time will come. Apart from the one error she jumped very well in ground that would definitely be on the softer side than would be ideal.
Advantage Point (pictured) made his chase debut at Gowran last Saturday (5th). He unfortunately made a bad error early on and gave Donagh no chance to stay on board. It is a shame as he has been schooling well at home and certainly looked to jump the first few very well but fortunately he is none the worse for his exploits and will be back out again soon. He is a horse we like a lot.
We have a lot of new faces this week, including quite a few colts to break from the Orby and Sportsmans Sale – let’s hope for a few special ones amongst the bunch!
