I think the less that is said about Beach Wedding, the better. In hindsight, I am not sure she wanted all the rain that fell, even if her maiden and handicap wins suggested she handled soft ground. However, her two fine efforts in pattern company came on a sounder surface and it looked to me like she got stuck in the mud on Monday. I still think she is a promising filly and she should be capable of picking up some black type when she gets back onto better ground.
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| Bay Of Freedom loves it at Listowel. |
The big race in Ireland on Wednesday is the Kerry National and it looks as though a maximum field of 18 horses will go to post for this valuable 3 mile handicap chase. The likes of Blazer, Snow Falcon and Jury Duty are currently at the head of the market, but at a much bigger price I think Bay Of Freedom is capable of running a massive race for shrewd handler Peter Fahey and Jonathan Burke.
This 9yo son of Heron Island was a no show over hurdles on his return from a break at Wexford last time, but that was probably just a run to blow away the cobwebs. He is likely to have been targeted at this contest since running a massive race in it last season when a fine 3rd off a mark of 133, beaten less than 2L. The ground was heavy that day and he is likely to encounter similar conditions for his repeat bid off just 3lb higher.
Bay Of Freedom seems to come alive when he heads to Listowel, and he has career form figures of 313 at the County Kerry track. The booking of Jonathan Burke catches the eye and he has 4 winners and 17 top 4 finishes from 53 rides for Peter Fahey. Kildare based Fahey has his string in fine fettle, sending out two winners in the past fortnight, and if the first time blinkers sharpen Bay Of Freedom up he can run a massive race at odds of 20/1 with 5 places each way available with some firms.
STEVOS’ SELECTION: 4.20 LISTOWEL-BAY OF FREEDOM E/W @ 20/1 5 PLACES
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