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Keeper's Heart had shown promise as a juvenile, building on an encouraging debut at Naas when landing a mile maiden at Dundalk, but he was taking a big step up in class in the Group 3 Derby Trial on his return at Leopardstown on Sunday.
He looked at home in the higher grade, however, impressing greatly with how he went through the race, travelling best of all, only to be short of room over a furlong out.
He kept on well close home to be beaten little more than a length and a half in fourth and he should still have more to offer when granted better luck in running.
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Pearle d'Or won twice in 2023 and shaped very well when third at Ascot (beaten 1¼ lengths by Atrium) on his final start that year, tanking into overall contention and first home in his group.
Saturday’s effort wasn’t quite as eye-catching, but he still looks very much the type to win a big handicap in 2024. Back in headgear, he was strong in the betting after his pipe-opener at Newmarket and shaped much better than the bare result, by no means the first time over this C&D he hasn't had much luck.
Held up, Pearle d'Or went with enthusiasm and made headway from halfway, switched wide into the centre of track by his jockey and making brief headway but unable to sustain the effort late on.
He's one to keep onside for a race like this, still top of the shortlist for the Buckingham Palace at the Royal meeting.
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The two youngest runners, both of whom were also last-time-out winners, fought out the finish, so there are grounds for viewing the third positively as well, as that trio finished clear, and all in all it is worth taking a high view of the form.
Hedonista had a positive profile last season, with a good record on the all-weather, and she shaped particularly well on her first start since September, pushing the winner very close and confirming that she is at least as effective on turf.
There should be more races to win with her this season, while she also remains relatively unexposed over two miles.
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A half-brother to several winners, including the smart 1¼m winner Harrovian (by Leroidesanimaux) and useful 1m-1¼m winner Alumna (by Mr Greeley), it’s no surprise that Contacto has improved since stepping up in trip this season, especially considering his dam was a 1½m/12.5f winner.
Having relished the test of stamina when winning at Doncaster last month, Contacto found only another one recently successful on his handicap debut too strong at Chester on Thursday and emerges from this with a huge amount of credit, running at least as well on less testing ground around a very different track less than a fortnight on.
After missing the break, Contacto was forced to come from a less-than-ideal position to boot, really sticking his neck out to get up for second late on. He will go on improving and will stay further still in due course, so looks very much one to keep on side.
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This handicap for three-year-olds proved a tight-knit affair with less than two lengths covering all bar one of the runners at the line and track position proved crucial, with the front pair always in the first two places. But it was Due For Luck, finishing fast from well off the place for a close third who shaped best, looking an unlucky loser.
A slow start soon cancelled out his advantage of a low draw but he travelled strongly in rear before being hampered when trying to improve over a furlong out. Finally getting a gap in the final hundred yards, Due For Luck finished with a flourish under hands and heels to be beaten just a neck and a short head behind Knicks and Vince L’Amour.
The winner of his first two starts last summer for the John & Sean Quinn stable, Due For Luck now looks ready to build on that early promise and looks capable of living up to his name before long.
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Jumping Jupiter produced a promising first effort for new connections, having joined Mark Walford from Charles & Adam Pogson since his last start four months earlier.
Jumping Jupiter made the running, surviving a bad mistake at the fourth, and was headed when awkward three out but still held every chance at the next before being left second at the last where three of his rivals came to grief. He then kept on to be beaten three and three quarter lengths by Nicky Henderson’s handicap debutant Therapist, conceding the winner more than a stone.
Jumping Jupiter should be up to winning races over the summer and looks the type to make a chaser when the time comes.
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Ciotog had been running well on the all-weather, finishing placed on all three starts since the turn of the year, and he shaped better than the result would suggest when fourth on his return to turf at Bath on Monday.
Ciotog was shuffled back under three furlongs out and was short of room and hampered inside the final couple of furlongs before running on to take fourth close home.
He won back-to-back mile handicaps at Bath when last seen on turf in the summer and is back down to his last winning mark, so he's one to watch out for.
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