The trainer is William Durkan, who operates out of Sandyford in County Dublin and has had a productive season — 15 winners already sent out from the yard, which suggests a team in good form and confident in what they are doing. Durkan is not a trainer who throws horses into their first race unprepared, so the fact that Rule And Conquer is here at all is a reasonable signal that there is something to be interested in. Beyond that, on a debut, the horse will tell us far more than any fact sheet can. Watch, enjoy, and let the race do the talking.