By Tom Frary
Sunday's field have now been set, with the group 1 races at The Curragh and ParisLongchamp hosting some major names including Ballydoyle's elite-level winners Kyprios (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Opera Singer (Justify). The former bids for a second G1 Irish St Leger during the second day of the Irish Champions Festival in Kildare, while the latter is one of a dozen fillies set to contest the G1 Qatar Prix Vermeille which is the feature of the French Arc Trials card. Kyprios will face seven in the 14-furlong contest, including Scuderia La Tesa Limited and Vaibhav Shah's multiple group 2 winner Giavellotto (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}), while among Opera Singer's rivals in the mile-and-a-half test is Al Shaqab Racing and Jean Pierre Dubois's G1 Prix de Diane heroine Sparkling Plenty (Fr) (Kingman {GB}).
Also at The Curragh, Victorious Racing's G1 Nunthorpe Stakes hero Bradsell (GB) (Tasleet {GB}) takes on 17 fellow sprinters in the G1 Flying Five Stakes, while the G1 Goffs Vincent O'Brien National Stakes sees the progressive 2-year-old colts Henri Matisse (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) and Aomori City (Fr) (Oasis Dream {GB}) head a field of eight. Ballydoyle's brilliant 2-year-old filly Bedtime Story (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) is the star attraction in the G1 Moyglare Stud Stakes, where Al Shaqab Racing's impressive G2 Prix du Calvados winner Simmering (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}) also features in a select five.
Also at ParisLongchamp, the G1 Prix du Jockey Club hero Look De Vega (Fr) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) tries the Arc track and mile-and-a-half trip for Al Shaqab, Ballylinch and partners in the G2 Qatar Prix Niel, where he will meet the Gredley Family's Derby runner-up Ambiente Friendly (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}) and the Wertheimers' G1 Grand Prix de Paris hero Sosie (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}). Ballydoyle's G1 St Leger winner Continuous (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}) is one of five in the G2 Qatar Prix Foy.
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