Jockey Club of Turkey Vinnie Roe Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 19:50 | Winning time: 3m 6.5s

(3)

Bluegrass⁹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 106

15/8

Lightly-raced winner. Good 5¾ lengths third of 8 to subsequent Epsom Derby hero Desert Crown in Dante Stakes at York (10.2f, good, 7/1) in May. This stiffer test should be right up his street and he sets the standard.

Form: 614-43

(4)

Manu Et Corde^h1⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 101| C

12/1

Useful gelding. Course winner. 12 lengths last of 8 to Gear Up in Ballyroan Stakes at this course (12f, good, 28/1) 7 days ago. Starting to look exposed and hopes pinned on the first-time hood helping to eke out more.

Form: 863538

(2)

Point King²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 99| C

8/11

Thrice-raced winner. 2 wins from 2 runs this year. Won 5-runner minor event at this course (12.8f, good, evens) 21 days ago, responding well. Should have more to offer and looks ready for this step up in class.

Form: 5-11

(1)

Shajak^t1³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 92

16/1

Lightly-raced winner, successful at Tipperary in May. Second of 4 in minor event (15/2) at Navan (10f, good to firm) 33 days ago. Significantly up in trip and tongue strap on 1st time. Fair bit to find with some of these.

Form: 54172

(5)

Simply Glorious⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: G M Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 82| C

25/1

Fairly useful filly. Course winner. Latest win here in April. 12/1, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at Down Royal (10.3f, good to soft) 54 days ago. Significantly up in trip and needs to raise her game.

Form: 715204

Non-Runners

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Temple Of Artemis⁹⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

Forecasts

Point King (8/11), Bluegrass (15/8), Temple Of Artemis (4/1), Manu Et Corde (12/1), Shajak (16/1), Simply Glorious (25/1)

The two with the most appealing claims are POINT KING and Bluegrass. The latter brings by far the most solid piece of form to the table courtesy of his latest effort in the Dante at York where he was third to Desert Crown. He is greatly respected now upped in trip, but the suspicion remains that there's better to come from Point King, who is 2-2 this season, and he is marginally preferred. The selection's stablemate Temple of Artemis is best of the rest.