THE Ger O’Leary-trained Real Force signalled that he could well emerge as a player at stakes level before the end of the season with a likeable victory over Aztec Parade in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Race.

Real Force was without a win in five starts after making a winning debut at Naas in April 2019. However, his two runs this season which yielded a fourth in a Naas Group 3 won by Art Power and a second to the smart Keats at Killarney, marked him out as a decent type and he more than confirmed that impression with a cosy win over a decent 92-rated rival. Chris Hayes was on board Real Force and he produced the Lance Bloodstock-owned gelding with his bid turning for home.