Irish Stallion Farms EBF Future Champions Flat Race (Listed)

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 3m 55.4s

Classical Creek⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr H C Swan| T: G Elliott

9/4

Won 7-runner bumper (2/9) at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft) on NH debut 43 days ago, readily. Point form gives him scope for better still and he's a definite player.

Form: 1-1

Friary Road⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J H Williamson| T: T M Walsh| D

10/1

6/1, won 7-runner bumper at Punchestown (16.3f, good) 60 days ago by 3 lengths from Whinney Hill, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Worth place in this grade.

Form: 511

Heads Up²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr F R Buckley| T: J C McConnell

3/1

Won 8-runner bumper (4/1) at Punchestown (16.7f, soft) 22 days ago, forging clear. Going the right way and has room for more.

Form: 421

Jerry From Kerry^h1²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr M J O'Neill| T: E Mullins| D

25/1

Lightly-raced winner in bumpers. 6/1, 40 lengths fifth of 8 to Heads Up in bumper at Punchestown (16.7f, soft) 22 days ago. Needs more.

Form: 21325

Kalypso'chance²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: G Elliott

5/4

Won sole start in British points (Apr 20) 9/4, won 9-runner bumper at Punchestown (16.8f, good to soft) on NH debut 21 days ago, impressively. Sets the benchmark with improvement on the way.

Form: 1-1

Non-Runners

Whinney Hill²⁹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Mr J M Halford

Forecasts

Kalypso'chance (5/4), Classical Creek (9/4), Heads Up (3/1), Whinney Hill (9/2), Friary Road (10/1), Jerry From Kerry (25/1)

Gigginstown has a strong hand in this with point winners KALYPSO'CHANCE and Classical Creek both having made impressive Rules debuts. They're likely to fight it out, with the former taken to prevail, although a case can be made for the others.