Dandy Boy goes for the Minstrel Dandy Boy will bid to get his season back on track when he steps up in class for the Group Three www.thetote.com Minstrel Stakes at the Curragh on Saturday. The four-year-old, trained by David Marnane, disappointed when favourite for the Royal Hunt Cup at Royal Ascot, having impressed when winning the Victoria Cup on his previous start at the Berkshire course. "We wouldn't want too much rain. It was good to firm at the Curragh this morning so hopefully it will only be on the slow side of good. We're going to get a bit of rain over here before the weekend," said the County Tipperary trainer. "He's in good nick. He came out of Ascot well. Obviously he didn't have much of a race there and he's in good form. "We have to walk away from the Ascot run. He had no ill effects from it anyway and we're delighted with the way he's come back. "This is a big step up, but it will show us where we are going with him."
