Dermot Weld pleased with promising start for Kalisma at Naas
Wednesday 23 September 2015 18:41, UK
A review of the action from Naas on Wednesday as Kalisma made an impressive debut for Dermot Weld.
Dermot Weld expects Kalisma to make her mark at a higher level following an impressive racecourse debut at Naas.
The daughter of Cape Cross was a 5/1 chance for the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden and was positioned close to the pace from the outset in the hands of Pat Smullen.
Once asked to go about her business, Kalisma professionally put the race to bed and passed the post a length and three-quarters to the good.
Weld said: "I'm very pleased with our two-year-olds in general and she's s a lovely filly.
"She'll progress and we may run her run her once again in the Staffordstown Stud Stakes (October 11) over a mile at the Curragh. Either she will run there or Zalfana, who won at the Curragh last month.
"She's a lovely filly to look forward to next year. You show her something once and she knows what to do.
"I think going up to a mile and a quarter next year she'll be a stakes filly."
It was a one-two for Weld, with another newcomer, 33/1 shot Waitaki, filling the runner-up spot.
"I was very pleased with the second filly. She ran a good race and will probably go for a maiden in a few weeks' time, maybe at Leopardstown," said the trainer.
The formidable Weld-Smullen combination completed a double with Katimavik (5/1) in the naasracecourse.com Handicap.
