Swan has a good Feeling about Dundalk Charlie Swan believes I'vegotafeeling can get his campaign off to a good start at Dundalk on Friday. The County Tipperary handler reports the three-year-old colt to have improved for the winter following his three runs as a juvenile, and is expecting a bold show in the McCrystals XL Jenkinstown Maiden. "I think he's improved a bit over the winter and hopefully he won't be too far away. He was running over seven furlongs last year and will love the extra furlong here. In fact he might even want a bit further. His form the last day has worked out as Craftsman, who finished second, went on to win a Group Three," said Swan. Paul Deegan has similar hopes for Prince Of All, who shaped well on his only start as a youngster when third to Century in a 15-runner mile maiden at the Curragh in October. "He's a big, rangy animal who was never going to do much racing last year. We were delighted with his run at the Curragh last backend, and he's developed well over the winter," said the Curragh handler. "He was drawn badly at the Curragh and so was caught out a bit wide. He was a bit keen and just didn't do things right in the early part of the race but he finished the race out well. It was a very nice run. His work has been good and he'll improve for the run at Dundalk but we think he should be in the money." Swan has a second hopeful on the card in Rodriguez, who has top-weight as he bids to repeat last year's victory in the www.valuecentre.ie (Q.R.) Handicap. "He has plenty of weight but runs well fresh. He won the same race last year. He was a bit stiff after a fall on his last run in a chase at Downpatrick last September but he likes good ground and we said we'd give him a break," said the trainer. The Dundalk card is also notable for Johnny Murtagh saddling his first runners since announcing his retirement from the saddle. Now that he has hung up his riding boots, the top jockey will focus on building on last year's excellent start to his training career and will count on a lot of help from owner Andrew Tinkler. Tinkler's colours are carried by the Murtagh-trained Urban Moon, who is a brother to the high-class Telescope and changed hands for a six-figure sum as a yearling. He ran well enough in races won by top prospects Indian Maharaja and Free Eagle last year, and a couple of Classic entries suggest much better is expected of him as he embarks on his three-year-old campaign in the same maiden as I'vegotafeeling. Murtagh is also responsible for Fix It, who was a neck behind the reopposing Political Policy over a mile here a fortnight ago, but will appreciate the drop in distance for the BWG Foods Handicap.
