Preview wexford 18th May

Beau Michael bounced back to form at Punchestown last month and reverts to the level for the Campile Apprentice Handicap at Wexford on Saturday.

Since that Festival success, Ado McGuinness's nine-year-old has struggled in a better quality event at Ballinrobe and if those exertions have left their mark, waiting in the wings to capitalise is recent Tipperary runner-up Concrete And Clay, with Takeyourcapoff and El Gran Torino also worthy of consideration now they switch from jumping.

Un Beau Roman showed his true colours over hurdles at Downpatrick and Willie Mullins diverts his attention to the Flat for the Owenavarragh (QR) Maiden.

Judging by the way he ground his rivals into submission in the north, this two-mile trip is well within his range, although Fiery Oscar is going from strength to strength over obstacles, while Saint Gervais is no mean performer in that code either.

Mullins' Robina Mai was an expensive disappointment at the Punchestown Festival but has an opportunity to make amends in division two of the Borro Mares INH Flat Race, and the champion trainer also has a leading contender in the first instalment in the shape of newcomer Tirauli.

Nabat Ali relished a step up to 1m3f on her Dundalk comeback and may have an edge in fitness over the John Oxx-trained Majestic Jasmine in the Sharon Boland Last Days Of Freedom Rated Race.

The latter's stable companion Daluka heads the list for the opening Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Fillies Maiden at 2.10, but has ground to make up on Madam Mo from their meeting at Gowran Park recently, while Overland Express and Tuscan Light offered enough encouragement on their respective introductions to warrant respect too.

Las Encinas came within a whisker of breaking her duck at Naas on Wednesday and reappears before her revised mark comes into effect in the Black Point Handicap.