Eskadron can cheat low draw

GER LYONS' Eskadron, despite the dreaded number one draw, will take all the beating in the opening Ballymore Median Auction Maiden at Sligo this afternoon.

The Mark Of Esteem gelding should now be primed to strike, following two promising efforts of late.

At Gowran Park, he was beaten a length into second by Xinji in a contest which has worked out particularly well.