SELF HELP SCHEMES Stay True to Mullins mare in Cork

WILLIAMS SHOULD SMASH IT

This mile and a half contest is the highlight of a quality card.

All eyes will be on last season’s impressive Irish St Leger winner Search For A Song as she bids to bounce back from a disappointing comeback in the Mooresbridge Stakes.

She will find this easier and the return to a longer trip should help her too.

However, preference is for the Mullins (right) mare who is also dropping in grade following her fourth in last weekend’s Pretty Polly Stakes.

On that occasion she was no match for the brilliant Magical but she faces nothing of that class today.

That first run for four months should have left her in good shape for this assignment and she too will progress for the step up to a more suitable trip.

Earlier on the card four interesting juveniles contest the Group 3 Marble Hill Stakes where Military Style makes most appeal.

This Aidan O’brien-trained colt did well to win on his debut at Naas last month when he finished out strongly.

SMASH WILLIAMS can upstage the fancied rivals in the Group 3 Rybo Ballycorus Stakes at Fairyhouse today.

Jim Bolger’s charge doesn’t win often but when things fall his way he is capable of making his mark at this level.

His most recent effort in last weekend’s Greenlands Stakes at the Curragh was quite encouraging as he was

He might have the measure of the Fairyhouse maiden winner Shalaalaa.

A competitive field goes to post for the Sweet Mimosa Stakes where Lady Penelope is sure to be popular following her recent Listed success at Naas.

You’resobeautiful, who chased her home that day, is another that could run well but overall preference is for Peace Charter. This filly was a classy two-yearold last term and shaped well on her comeback at Leopardstown when she was fifth in a Group 3. She didn’t enjoy any luck in running that day so should do much better here and the drop back in trip won’t be an issue for her. The card concludes with a quality mile and a half handicap where Mirann is put forward to strike for the in-form Johnny Murtagh.

This gelding impressed on his Irish debut at Gowran last month when he won a reasonable handicap easily.

This race will demand a good deal more but Mirann will improve.

He looks like one that can hold his own in top handicaps this summer.

Murtagh might also win the threeyear-old maiden with Elite Craft who comes here off a second to the talented Roca Roma at Gowran a few weeks ago. only beaten a length and a half into fourth by Speak In Colours. That rival is in opposition again but he has yet to win at this seven furlong trip.

In addition Smash Williams has winning form at this distance and he is five pounds better off for last week’s defeat.

Joseph O’brien, who trains Speak In Colours, might have better luck elsewhere on the card.

His Zofar Zogood is the

True Self had her first run in four months last week and should improve choice in the fillies maiden following a good run in defeat behind Slaney East in a decent maiden here last week.

Another likely winner for O’brien is Druid’s Altar in the colts and geldings maiden over a mile and a half.

Elsewhere the Fozzy Stack-trained Drumquina is a confident choice to land the concluding sprint handicap on her first start of the season.