Robin Bastiman | BORDER IN GOOD SHAPE FOR CORK RAID

Robin Bastiman | BORDER IN GOOD SHAPE FOR CORK RAID. Robin Bastiman believes Borderlescott's category may be enough to beat unsuitable ground conditions at Cork on Sunday.

The North Yorkshire trainer determined to skip Royal Ascot along with his stable star and set his sights slightly lower within the Galtee Midsummer Sprint Stakes.

The 10-year-old arrived safe and well in eire for this Listed heat over 5 furlongs as a part of his build-up towards another crack at York's Nunthorpe Stakes, that he won in 2009.

"He's rather well. The ground's aiming to be serious, however he is over there and he'll run," said Bastiman.

"The ground will not be in his favour to a precise extent, however the category of horses are o.k..

"He's there to run. i do not need to check horses like Bated Breath and Sole Power till the Nunthorpe.

"He's been operating well and has return on for his run at Haydock and i am wanting forward to him running."

Mirza is anticipated to relish conditions, in line with his trainer Rae Guest.

The five-year-old travels to eire on the rear of victory in a very handicap at Newmarket last weekend.

"Weather allowing he'd have an excellent likelihood," said Guest.

"He's o.k. and he loves this ground. He ought to be fine."

County Tipperary David Marnane believes Santo Padre is capable of running an enormous race if he copes with conditions.

Winner of a Listed contest at Naas in April, the eight-year-old did not handle faster going when down the sector behind Tiddliwinks within the Greenlands Stakes at the Curragh.

"We hope he'll handle the bottom. He appreciated the bottom in Naas when he won there earlier within the season and also the ground was simply too fast for him," said Marnane.

"Fergal (Lynch) said it had been too fast for him within the Curragh. he is work and well and we're delighted with him.

"There's a number of English horses in there and that they are continuously laborious to beat and a handful of nice Irish horses also.

"Fingers crossed. It's all concerning how he handles the bottom on Sunday."