Camelot returns to action

May Day is no holiday in Britain and Ireland., instead we have the profane May Bank Holiday today, with lots of racing, but all at a very low level - with one shining exception. The Curragh has a high class card with the return to action of last year´s 2,000 Guineas, Derby and Irish Derby winner Camelot (Aidan and Joseph O´Brien) the highlight. He has not run since finishing seventh in last year´s Arc and may need the race today, but only faces 4 opponents in the Group Three Mooresbridge Stakes over ten furlongs at 16.15 CET. He has to concede 5 lbs to all of them, but only one can be regarded as a serious danger, that is Parish Hall (Jim Bolger/ Kevin Manning), winner of the 2011 Dewhurst, who made a successful comeback 17 months after that race when winning over this CD last month. This is not a race to bet on, but definitely one to watch as Camelot is expected to be a major factor in the top European races this season.
The other group race on the card is the Athasi Stakes for fillies and mares over 7 furlongs at 17.50. Here we fancy another horse on the comeback trail, Moonstone Magic (Ralph Beckett/ Jim Crowley), who started last season with two easy wins before flopping badly in the1,000 Guineas; she was reportedly later injured and now runs for the first time since. We don´t believe that Beckett would send her on the journey to Ireland unless he felt that she were back to her best. Most of the runners in this event are 3yo´s in receipt of 12 lbs and Viztoria (Eddie Lynam/ Johnny Murtagh), who also won her first two of only three career starts, looks the best of them.
The .listed race for 3yo´s over 7 furlongs at 17.20 is the main supporting race, and Cougars Ridge (David Wachman/ Wayne Lordan), whose juvenile form reads well, could come out best on his seasonal debut.

Betting forecast:
1. Race: Bru Mor - The Organ Grinder - Supernatural
2. Race: True Verdict - Wexford Opera - Illustrate
3. Race: Parish Hall - Triumphant - Macbeth
4. Race: Benbecula - Aurifodina - Lonan
5. Race: Cougar Ridge - Uleavemebreathless - Fortify
6. Race: Moonstone Magic - Viztoria - Roseraie
7. Race: Winning Impact - Core Element - Pierre D`or
8. Race: Made In Germany - Concordin - Egyptian Warrior