Timeform Horses In Focus: Money Order, Majestic Concorde and Mourne Rambler

Horses In Focus / Editor / 13 January 2009 / Leave a Comment

Two Irish horses are among those Timeform say are worth watching, one of them with entries for the Arkle and RSA Chases.

Money Order (B. G. Powell) had won four of his five career starts prior to contesting a handicap hurdle at Ayr on Saturday. He was sent off a well-backed favourite but was unable to overcome a lengthy absence running in a handicap first time, making ground rounding the home turn but one paced under pressure from two out. He could yet prove capable of better, especially if returned to fences. .

Majestic Concorde (D. K. Weld, Ireland) was well supported to make a successful chasing debut at Leopardstown on Sunday and did so in very good style, jumping soundly under a confident ride and asserting readily after the last. He looks likely to prove at least as useful over fences as he was over hurdles and is worth a place in graded company next time

Tony Martin's Mourne Rambler ( A. J. Martin, Ireland) is one to be interested in back over shorter. He shaped with plenty of promise before failing to see the trip out when running over three miles in a handicap hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday. He was set plenty to do and made smooth headway to get into contention before two out, but was held when landing awkwardly at the last.