Weekend tips: Merchants Quay can steam home in Railway Stakes
Merchants Quay rates nap material to land the Group 2 Railway Stakes on Juddmonte Oaks day in the Curragh. Aidan O’Brien’s colt was a fine second to stablemate Admiral Nelson on debut and stepped up a place when running out an easy winner of a maiden over today’s course and distance.
There is clearly plenty more to come from the Ballydoyle colt and he can continue the terrific run of jockey Wayne Lordan by accounting for Limerick winner To Glory and by confirming form with subsequent Marble Hill runner-up Arctician, who finished three and a quarter lengths behind the selection on debut.
