Silver can lay down gauntlet to rivals

Silver Gauntlet is a hopeful nap choice in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Median Auction Maiden on, at least from a punting point of view, a horrible card at Roscommon tonight.

Dermot Weld’s horses are in fine shape right now and this grey son of Verglas might be another for him.

Truth to tell, he only hinted at possessing ability on his debut at Tipperary last month. There were only just horses in that contest, but among them were Michael Halford’s well-regarded Warbird and an Aidan O’Brien Galileo newcomer, Illinois.