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More O'Brien 2yos on show at the Curragh

The two of the three G3 races are for the 2yos.

Having unleashed Bedtime Story and Henri Matisse last weekend this is the time for the next level to show their best.  In the fillies' race over 1600m there are 9 participants headed by the O'Brien-Moore American Pharoah filly Dreamy who is on 2/1.  Sir Mark Prescott is having a busy weekend with a runner in Baden Baden and he sends Alla Stella by Study of Man to this, to be ridden by Colin Keane and they are on 9/2.  Fiery Lucy is on 5/1 for Cromwell-Carroll and is a daughter of Without Parole.

The boys run over 1200m in the Round Tower with Ides of March by Wooton Bassett on top at 4/7.  Rudi's Apple is by No Nay Never and on 4/1 for Jospeh O'Brien and Declan McDonough.  A third O'Brien trainer Donnacha saddles Usdi Atohi on 6/1 and he's by Ten Sovereigns.

The Snow Fairy is over 1800m and has 9 runners with Dermot Weld's Tarawa on 100/30 ahead of Wingspan 7/2 and we have to put in Uluru 11/2 for Joseph with Mikey Sheehy riding.


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