Murray mulling Marble Hill prep for Power Blue

Adrian Murray could be tempted to give his exciting two-year-old Power Blue another run before the Marble Hill Stakes next month.

The son of Space Blues landed the opening juvenile maiden of the Irish Flat season at the Curragh last month, giving Murray a third consecutive success after Arizona Blaze and Bucanero Fuerte triumphed in the last two years.

With the Marble Hill not until May 5 and then another five weeks until Royal Ascot, Murray may roll the dice before then.

“Everything is good with him, he’s strengthened and grown up for the race, he’s a lovely horse,” said Murray.

“I don’t think he’s just a two-year-old, he’s the kind of horse that will be training on – he’s a big, scopey horse.

“For a horse who won so early, he’s not your normal early type. His sire, Space Blues, only ran once at two. Looking at him, I think he can only go on, very much like Bucanero Fuerte, that type.

“He’ll probably go for the Marble Hill, we might even give him a run somewhere first, as he had a bit of a break after his debut.”

Another nice horse who won first time out for Murray is Titanium Emperor, with the well-bred three-year-old scoring at Dundalk.

“He’s a horse who has shown plenty of potential, so with a bit of luck it will work out for him,” Murray said of the half-brother to My Prospero.

“He’s a little tricky to place. It might have been more straightforward had he finished second or third and then won as we’re almost forced to go into the deep end a bit, but it’s great to have him, it’s a nice problem to have.

“We’ve nothing specific in mind, but he’s a nice horse for sure.”