Sauternes Cup Race

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 2m 31.95s

(2)

Barbados^p⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 106

3/1

Smart colt. 20/1, best effort to date when 2½ lengths second of 7 to Twilight Payment in Vintage Crop Stakes at the Curragh (14f, good) 53 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Leading claims.

Form: 2240-52

(5)

Carlo Biraghi^t⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: M A Enright| T: J A Stack| OR: 96

25/1

Flat winner in 2018. Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Tongue strap on for 1st time, too free when 24¾ lengths last of 7 to Pondus in listed race at Roscommon (11.9f, heavy, 25/1) 43 days ago.

Form: 150/7

(4)

Bolivar⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Wayne Lordan| T: P Twomey

5/2

Twice-raced winner. 11/2, seemed to relish testing underfoot conditions when won 14-runner maiden at Roscommon (10.2f, heavy) 43 days ago, unchallenged. Should progress.

Form: 51

(1)

Keats²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 103| BF| C

2/1

Useful colt. Course winner. 11/4, very good 2¾ lengths third of 10 to Bolleville in listed race at Leopardstown (10f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Yard having good spell. Open to progress.

Form: 44-1213

(3)

Tasalka²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁷⁾| T: D K Weld| OR: 91

9/2

Fairly useful filly. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Career best when winning 10-runner maiden at Naas (10f, good, 4/1) 28 days ago, well suited by the 2f longer trip. Stable in good form.

Form: 4228-41

Forecasts

Keats (2/1), Bolivar (5/2), Barbados (3/1), Tasalka (9/2), Carlo Biraghi (25/1)

BARBADOS confirmed himself a smart stayer when finishing second in the Vintage Crop Stakes at the Curragh back in June. He's only had a couple of outings for his new yard, and is taken to double his tally at the expense of his former trainer's representative Keats. The further step up in trip is a slight worry but Aidan O'Brien's charge rates a threat nevertheless, ahead of Tasalka.