AIDAN O’Brien’s attention will obviously be on City Of Troy at Sandown today but he can bag a couple of winners on home soil at Naas.
Democracy can gain a deserved success in the seven-furlong rated contest after an unlucky run at Fairyhouse last time.
The No Nay Never colt had the door shut on his face a couple of times when getting caught on the rail in a four-runner affair just over three weeks ago.
He finished off well when getting a clear run then and was just denied for second at the post behind the winner Booyea.
That form got a boost at the Curragh last weekend when the winner followed up in a very valuable contest on Derby Day.
Democracy remains on the same mark of 93 and this looks like a nice opportunity now for him to get his head in front again.
It’s a hot enough little heat with Chicago Fireball coming here looking for a hat-trick.
The Johnny Murtagh-trained gelding won his maiden in good style at Gowran before a narrow victory at Leopardstown 16 days ago.
He only went up 3lb for his last win and this drop back to seven furlongs doesn’t look like it will do any harm.
Elinor Dashwood is another last time out winner in the field that has to be respected but Democracy gets the vote to gain a deserved win.
In the preceding juvenile maiden Swagman will be expected to improve from his debut run at the Curragh.
The Wootton Bassett colt shaped with promise when third behind Hotazhell and like most of the yard’s two-year-olds he should take a step forward with that experience under his belt.
There are three two-year-old races on the card and Flash The Cash sets the standard in the opening five-furlong contest.
Jessica Harrington’s charge was far from disgraced when mid-division in the Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot last time and had been a good third in a Navan maiden previously.
The handicapper has given her a mark of 86 and it will take a good one to beat her now.
In the following median sires’ series race Red Evolution can give weight away to his rivals.
Michael O’Callaghan’s charge has been placed in a couple of strong maidens and this looks a winnable opportunity for him now.
First time he lost out in a tight finish behind subsequent Railway Stakes winner Henri Matisse while last time he bumped into another smart sort when going by a neck to Celtic Chieftain in Navan.
