listed race at Dundalk this evening

Ryan Moore certainly gets around. He was in Dubai for the World Cup on Saturday, at the Curragh on Sunday, and was riding work this morning in Newmarket. He is now on his way to Ireland and partners War Envoy for Aidan O´Brien in the listed 3yo race at Dundalk at 20.05 CET this evening. Aidan´s youngest son Donagh rides the other O´Brien runner, the family-owned Song of Love, but it is notable that the eldest son Joseph, nominally the stable´s no. 1 jockey, is not riding and it seems that his weight problems are likely to put an end to his career as a flat jockey -he rode over hurdles last weekend. It looks as if Ryan Moore will be riding more and more for the O´Brien stable, even though he is also still the stable jockey for the powerful Newmarket team of Sir Michael Stoute. War Envoy must have a good chance of winning this early classic Trial, although he does not appear to be one of the stable´s main classic hopes. Most unusually for this outfit, he ran 8 times at two, including in such top races as the Coventry Stakes, Prix Lagardere and Breeders Cup. His main rival this evening is probably the group-placed Rapid Applause (M O´Callaghan/ Declan McDonogh).

The two U.K. all-weather meetings are of little intetrest, except for the 1 mile 5 furlongs handicap at 17.00 at Chelmsford, where 5 of the 7 runners are last-time-out winners. Wakea (Jeremy Noseda/ William Buick) an easy Wolverhampton winner, is the likely favourite, but we like Norab (Marco Botti/ Daniel Muscatt), a 3/4 brother to German champion Night Magic. There is alo jumps racing at Towcester and Wincanton with mainly small fields of moderate horses. APMcCoy is at the latter meeting, where his best chances are probably in the two bumpers that conclude proceedings.

Betting forecast:
1. Race: Almadaa - Chiclet - Strategic Heights
2. Race: Shinyhappyjohn - Shabra Emperor - Acroleina
3. Race: War Envoy - Rapid Applause - Convergence
4. Race: So Focussed - Nabeel - Torpedo Alley
5. Race: Chatterton - Share A Secret - Basilica
6. Race: Moonmeister - Sparanai - Colla Pier
7. Race: Viaduct Joey - Bomber Jackson - Eloge