Daamberdiplomat put in a satisfactory debut effort, despite racing keen, when finishing 7th of 11 over 7f at The Curragh in the middle of July.
The drop to 6f should suit, they will go that stride faster which should help Ben Coen get the selection relaxed in the early part of the race, giving him every chance of doing his best work late on.
Ocean Jewel is interesting making her racecourse debut, she has an attractive pedigree with a price tag to match and represents top connections.
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/08/23 | CUR | 6 | Gd | 10-1 | 4 |
| 16/08/23 | GOW | 7 | Gd | 8-12 | 4 |
| 28/06/23 | NAA | 6 | Gd | 9-11 | 4 |
| 16/06/23 | FAI | 6 | Gd | 9-5 | 7 |
| 27/05/23 | CUR | 7 | Gd | 9-9 | 5 |
Lasmuigh took a step forward on his three previous efforts, when finishing second in a similar event over course and distance last time out.
If Lasmuigh can back that up here, I think he will take the beating.
Royal Tribute ran out a comfortable winner of a 7f handicap at Leopardstown off a handicap mark of 53 in mid June.
He then failed to land a blow over the sharp mile trip at Bellewstown on his next outing but has ran well to finish second on both starts since Bellewstown off handicap marks of 61 and 65.
Lining up off 67 here, connections, who are never shy of using talented claimers, are opting not to claim, indicating in this company off 67, Royal Tribute should be thereabouts and have employed Declan McDonogh, a rare jockey booking by trainer Denis Hogan, to do the steering.
