Holden Plant Rentals Loughbrown Stakes (Group 3)

Off time: 16:22 | Winning time: 3m 42.78s

(4)

Capri^b1¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 111| C

5/4

St Leger winner in 2017, and fifth in the Arc last year. Not at his best this term but the son of Galileo is rated 5lb and 12lb ahead of his nearest rivals and should take all the beating in first-time blinkers.

Form: 0-53640

(2)

Cypress Creek^b¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: P B Beggy| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 106| D

7/1

Winner of this contest 12 months ago under jockey Ryan Moore at odds of 6/1. Finished ahead of Capri in the Irish St Leger here earlier this month and is no forlorn hope.

Form: 16-5908

(1)

Moteo¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J M Oxx| OR: 99

12/1

Solid, tough and genuine type but is still just one win from nine career starts. Not discredited in Group 3 contests previously but appears up against it here.

Form: 243245

(3)

Kastasa¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: A J Slattery| T: D K Weld| OR: 98| C

11/8

Quickly improving handicapper winner of four of her last five starts since April. Daughter of Rock Of Gibraltar can give a good account of herself stepping up in grade.

Form: 4-13111

Non-Runners

(5)

Eminent Authority¹⁴

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: S M Crosse

Forecasts

Capri (5/4), Kastasa (11/8), Cypress Creek (7/1), Eminent Authority (8/1), Moteo (12/1)

The first-time blinkers is a slight concern for the 2017 St Leger winner CAPRI as the five-year-old attempts to get back to winning ways here. The son of Galileo is rated 5lb and 12lb ahead of his nearest rivals and should be able to see them off in this Group 3 contest. Winner of this contest 12 months ago, Cypress Creek and the Dermot Weld-trained improver, Kastasa can pose the biggest threat.