Fitzdares Royal Whip Stakes (Group 3)

Off time: 16:08 | Winning time: 2m 10.94s

(2)

Georgeville^t³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 107| D

18/1

Smart gelding. 4¾ lengths fourth of 6 to Boundless Ocean in Meld Stakes at Leopardstown (9f, good to soft, 3/1) 30 days ago. Up against it conceding weight all round.

Form: 61-8424

(1)

Insinuendo¹⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 107| C| D

15/2

Smart mare. Course winner. 2/1, respectable ¾-length second of 6 to Mother Earth in Park Express Stakes at this course (8f, good to soft). Off 140 days. Back up in trip.

Form: 14184-2

(3)

Anchorage^t1⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 100

20/1

Useful colt. Creditable 6¼ lengths fourth of 8 to Beamish in listed race (6/1) at Roscommon (12f, soft) 46 days ago. Tongue tie fitted and a big career best needed.

Form: 213-554

(6)

Luxembourg¹⁰⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 117| C

2/9

Promising sort. Good 2¼ lengths third of 15 to Coroebus in 2000 Guineas (9/2) at Newmarket (8f, good). Off since but couldn't be in better hands and very much the one to beat up in trip.

Form: 111-3

(5)

Point Gellibrand³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 93| D

16/1

Lightly-raced winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. 2/9, career best when winning 5-runner maiden at Leopardstown (10f, good to soft) 30 days ago, well on top finish.

Form: 25-321

(4)

Realism^t¹¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien

66/1

Third of 10 in maiden (7/1) at Navan (13f, good). Off 112 days. Down in trip. Stable in good form. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 6-3

Forecasts

Luxembourg (2/9), Insinuendo (15/2), Point Gellibrand (16/1), Georgeville (18/1), Anchorage (20/1), Realism (66/1)

LUXEMBOURG enhanced his reputation when third in the 2000 Guineas in May and with this step up in trip expected to suit, he's fanced to make relatively short work of these. Insinuendo is established at this level and is offered for forecast purposes.