Marnane happy with Boy David Marnane will decide later in the week on plans for Dandy Boy following his game victory in the Victoria Cup at Ascot on Saturday. The lightly-raced four-year-old foiled a gamble on the Luca Cumani-trained Mabait by a neck to land the 29-runner heritage handicap. Talk straight after the valuable seven-furlong contest was of Dandy Boy returning to the Berkshire course for the Hunt Cup over a mile at the Royal meeting. However, Marnane remarked it was too early to make any definite plans. "He's come out of the race very well. He's as clean as a whistle. We'll keep an eye on him for the rest of the week, see how he is and make a plan then," said the County Tipperary trainer. "We'll talk about the Hunt Cup obviously, but I'll sit down with Colm (O'Donoghue) and my brother Ed and we'll discuss the options. "He's very versatile. He's a horse that has plenty of pace and natural speed. "I was impressed with him the other day, he galloped all the way to line especially as he was on his own and it was only his eighth run. He's still a relatively big baby yet. "We'll see what the handicapper does with him. I think he'll get a mile all right." It was the second time Marnane had plundered a big handicap in England following Santo Padre's win in the Portland Handicap at Doncaster in September. Marnane revealed the six-year-old suffered a slight injury when disappointing at Cork two weeks ago. "He had a lovely comeback run in Dundalk and I fancied him in Cork the other day in a Listed sprint but he pulled a muscle after about 100 yards coming out of the stalls," he added. "He's going to be fine. These things happen."
