Today's tips: Sir John Lavery can build on promising debut

There is an intriguing maiden to open today’s card at Gowran Park, and Sir John Lavery gets the nap to build on what was an immensely promising debut, just eight days ago at the Curragh.

Steadied early on that occasion, the Aidan O’Brien-trained colt was out the back for much of the trip but made rapid late progress into third place, despite having to be switched wide in the closing stages.

He didn’t look the quickest of animals on that occasion but starting off over nine furlongs is a big ask for any juvenile, and his strength at the end of the race really caught the eye.