Banbridge trainer Natalia Lupini takes aim at Irish Derby Festival with two runners on Friday
Banbridge trainer Natalia Lupini looks set to have a couple of runners at the Irish Derby Festival at the Curragh on Friday, where BoyleSports will be offering the latestxa0horse racing oddsxa0for the Festival.xa0
The first day of the Irish Derby Festival at Flat HQ in Ireland is an eight-race offering, which kicks off at 4.30pm and runs all the way through until 8.30pm.
Kilt could be the firstxa0of Iupin’s runners in the JJ Mahon & Sons Handicap at 5.50, last seen finishingxa0last of four at Lismore on June 1 and Epsom Derby-winning jockey Wayne Lordan looks set to pilot Lupini’s runner who is making his second appearance for his new yard having left William Haggas’s stable in Newmarket.xa0
It looks a pretty wide open contest, but Ribchestina looks well weighted, eased 1lb after a good fourth at Gowran last time out, so could be the way to go here and get back to winning ways for trainer Michael O’Callaghan.
Lupini’s second runner on the card is set to be Dared To Dream in the Luxury Spirits Irish EBF Maiden at 7.25, with the three-year-old making a third career start and a second for Lupini, last seen finishing ninth of 12 in a Dundalk maiden back in February on the all-weather.
Being off 199 days isn’t ideal for Dared To Dream,xa0and of the big-field of 19 runners, Our Friend Mouse catches the eye after a debut third over course and distance five weeks ago for trainer Andy Oliver so looks to be the one to beat.
