LORD UNRACED THE FEATURE AT ENNISCORTHY

Ian Fortune

The two semi-finals of the Lord Unraced are the feature at Enniscorthy this evening and while both heats are very interesting, the first semi-final is clearly the better of the two.

The powerful Milltown West set the standard in the opening round, charging from the second turn to win in 29.30. He left the impression he would go far faster in the near future and he is again selected to lower the colours of Cushie Capaldi.

The latter set a strong gallop last week, only to be picked up late by Milltown West. A possible pace-setter again, Cushie Capaldi will have support but Milltown Weest seems likely to get a run in behind and can come through to maintain his unbeaten record for his lucky owners and handler Peter Cronin. Of the others in this contest, Elite Ringo is perhaps open to most improvement, although he may need to show more urgency at traps than on debut.

KITTY FASTEST ON CLOCKS

The second heat is quite a conundrum.

None of the six managed to win on debut and it’s hard to assess which will improve the most. Purely on opening round clocks, Stripe Kitty is the one to beat but don’t be surprised if one of her rivals improved significantly.