5.45 7f. 6 Declared. Paddy Power Minstrel Stakes (Group 2) of €80,000.00 3-y-o plus
1st - €48,000.00 2nd - €16,000.00 3rd - €8,000.00 4th - €4,000.00 5th - €2,400.00 6th - €1,600.00
FormscanBy Alan Magee - ROMANISED is likely to progress for the run but may still have enough class to get the job done. The son of Holy Roman Emperor has been a real star for connections winning the 2,000 Guineas here in 2018 and enjoyed further Group 1 success last term in the Prix Jacques le Marois. He’d three runs under his belt prior to winning this 12 months ago but it’s a bonus not having to carry a Group 1 penalty. Lancaster House is probably best placed to take advantage of any rustiness in the selection having made all to land the Gladness Stakes when reappearing over course and distance last month. Buffer Zone won a Premier Handicap here last autumn and went close in the Greenlands Stakes last month. It will be interesting to see how he copes with this step up in trip, while there isn’t much to choose between Surrounding and Gustavus Weston.
For three years old and upwards