Top cross-channel jockey James Doyle goes to Naas on Sunday for a single spin on Lope De Lilas
Coko Beach, ridden by Harry Cobden, during the Randox Grand National Handicap Chase at Aintree racecourse, Liverpool, on April 15th, 2023. Photograph: PA Images
Another Irish hope in the 16-strong field is John McConnell’s Streets Of Doyen, although much of the focus will be on Coko Beach and jockey Keith Donoghue who carries O’Leary’s famed Gigginstown Stud silks. In comparison, it’s a relatively ordinary weekend at home for O’Leary’s team with a single runner at Fairyhouse on Saturday and in Cork 24 hours later. Both Gigginstown hopes, Bleu De Vassy and Kish Bank, are likely to start favourite.
Dignam is back to seven furlongs having missed the frame in a nine-furlong Group Three at Chantilly last time. He should also relish the prospect of better ground conditions. Down at the bottom is the only other three-year-old in the race, Ephesus, who is 5lbs “wrong” at the weights, although that is offset by Wayne Hassett’s claim. Ephesus blew his chance with a slow break on his last start at Galway and could be worth another chance, with The Equator’s recent Cesarewitch victory fresh in the memory as a reminder of O’Brien’s fondness for rich handicap prizes.
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