Go with Gates
It has to be said his latest two efforts have been disappointing, but Colm Murphy’s charge is certainly better than those efforts would indicate and this does look a suitable opportunity.
His jumping let him down at Leopardstown last time, when trailing in a well beaten seventh behind Rahan De Marcigny.
In any case most of the evidence is that the selection may be far better suited to travelling right-handed.
For instance Gates Of Rome’s best effort over fences came at Punchestown, runner-up behind the smart Realth Dubh.
As well as that both of his successes over flights came when going right-handed, at Clonmel and Gowran Park.
Perhaps, we are grasping at straws, but the opposition is weak and, on a difficult card, the risk is worth taking that such thinking is correct!
