GAIN Railway Stakes (Group 2)

Off time: 15:07 | Winning time: 1m 14.44s

(4)

Age Of Kings^t1¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| CD

5/1

Thrice-raced winner. C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. 6½ lengths seventh of 17 to Bradsell in Coventry Stakes (3/1) at Royal Ascot (6f, good to firm) 11 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 217

(5)

Apache Outlaw¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| D

22/1

Thrice-raced winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Won 17-runner maiden at Fairyhouse (6f, good to soft, 5/6) 15 days ago, always holding on. Stable in good form.

Form: 321

(6)

Blackbeard¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 105| BF| CD

5/6

Lightly-raced winner. 3 wins from 4 runs this year. 5/2, bit below form 3¾ lengths fourth of 17 to Bradsell in Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot (6f, good to firm) 11 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 1114

(2)

Borletti²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 10 in maiden at Navan (5f, good, 13/2) 28 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 46

(3)

Crispy Cat⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R G Ryan| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 104

3/1

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Cork in April. Good 2 lengths third of 10 to The Ridler in Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot (5f, good to firm, 7/1) 9 days ago, not clear run.

Form: 1223

(1)

Shartash⁴⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| D

9/1

Twice-raced winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. 10/11, won 4-runner minor event at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 49 days ago by nose from Age of Kings, just holding on. Open to improvement.

Form: 31

Forecasts

Blackbeard (5/6), Crispy Cat (3/1), Age Of Kings (5/1), Shartash (9/1), Apache Outlaw (22/1), Borletti (150/1)

BLACKBEARD lost his unbeaten record in the Coventry at Royal Ascot but he was far from disgraced to finish fourth and can resume winning ways in this less competitive Group 2. Crispy Cat probably would have gone very close in the Norfolk Stakes had he not been taken out well inside the last and looks the obvious threat stepping up to 6f.