COLM QUINN BMW Mile Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Winner of seven of his 25 races; gained most recent of five stakes wins on his favoured soft ground at Tipperary last October; has had a break since respectable seasonal return in the Gladness Stakes in March; stakes performer dropping back into handicap so has to be respected but wants softer ground.

All three wins have been on soft/heavy, including Leopardstown Listed last autumn; had his ground but underperformed on last month's comeback run at same venue; second in this last year off 99 (yielding) but ground appears against him this time.

Ground-versatile 4yo whose two wins this term have been on softer ground, latest at Killarney earlier this month; up 12lb this year so another career-best needed.

Won this race in 2023 (from stall 15) and good fourth in it last year off 2lb higher mark than today; two solid prep runs this term, under 3l off Slieve Binnian at the Curragh last time, having been denied a clear run; respected, despite high draw.

Five-time winner at 1m, most recently at Killarney two years ago; very light campaign since and needs to come on plenty for Curragh comeback run last month.