Racing: HOLY ORDERS WON'T ALTER STAKES FORM; Mkuzi a Fairy godfather.(Sport)

From: The Mirror (London, England) | Date: August 27, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: Peter O'HEHIR

THE John Oxx-trained Mkuzi will be strongly fancied to outpoint Holy Orders in the listed Ballycullen Stakes at Fairyhouse tomorrow.

This pair dominated the race last year, when Willie Mullins' talented but quirky charge HOLY ORDERS recorded a resounding success. MKUZI is now 3lb. better off and, on recent form, makes more appeal than his rival.

Mkuzi, which relished a fast surface, has run three times this season, finishing t...

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