Step up in trip can do trick for Age Of Kings 

And 99-rated Age Of Kings, though crushed in Group 2 firm on his final two begins, ought to show powerful to beat as he steps as much as seven furlongs for the primary time.

Pipped by subsequent Group 2 scorer Shartash on his debut in Naas, Age Of Kings then impressed with a wide-margin win on the Curragh, incomes a tilt on the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot, for which he began 3-1.

Unable to pose a menace, he stayed on to complete seventh behind Bradsell, which should be thought-about a disappointing effort.

Final day trip, he crammed fourth spot behind Shartash within the Railway Stakes on the Curragh, type boosted when runner-up Blackbeard gained the Group 2 Prix Robert Papin final week.

Within the hope that Age Of Kings is suited by this longer journey, the Kingman colt is most popular to John O’Donoghue’s Fairyhouse scorer Pearling Path, who got here near springing an 80-1 shock within the Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot, wanting a winner from the two-furlong pole till collared late by Holloway Boy.

Aidan O’Brien additionally has apparent claims within the earlier Silver Flash Stakes, for two-year-old fillies, working Curragh maiden winner By no means Ending Story.

A daughter of Dubawi, this filly appeared to tire late when an in depth third to considered one of as we speak’s rivals, the Ger Lyons-trained Zarinsk, on her debut at headquarters.

She took a major step ahead when, stepping as much as as we speak’s seven-furlong journey, she scored convincingly on her second begin, beating Sandy Creek.

Open to additional enchancment, By no means Ending Story is anticipated to show the tables on Zarinsk and would possibly show too robust for Joseph O’Brien’s Gowran Park maiden winner Zoinnocent.

Within the different juvenile motion, the Ger Lyons-trained Semantics, outpointed by final week’s Curragh nursery winner All Issues Good on her debut at Bellewstown, units an honest commonplace within the opening fillies’ maiden.

After Wednesday’s all-chase card, consideration switches to hurdle motion in Limerick. And Jack Kennedy ought to proceed on his profitable methods on board Gordon Elliott’s The Bosses Oscar within the Genson Merchandise Hurdle.

This seven-year-old has scored twice over hurdles and completed second within the 2021 Pertemps Closing at Cheltenham earlier than failing to take to chasing.

Again over hurdles in latest months, he was pulled up within the Coral Cup however, extra not too long ago, completed fourth behind Shewearsitwell in a circumstances occasion in Killarney and runner-up to Chinx Of Gentle in Wexford.

This appears to be like a perfect alternative for The Bosses Oscar to regain the profitable behavior.

The Elliott-trained The Abbey, with Harry Swan on board, has stable claims within the John Thomas McNamara Handicap Hurdle on the proof of his shut third behind subsequent winners Lieutenant Freeway and Minella Youngy in Downpatrick final day trip.