The Classic-placed Royal Scotsman (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}) has been supplemented to the G1 Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas on Saturday, and the field now stands at 12.
Trained by Paul and Oliver Cole for Mrs. Fitri Hay, the G1 Dewhurst S. runner-up and Guineas third is joined by the Guineas second and fourth Hi Royal (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) and Galeron (Ire) (Camacho {GB}) respectively. A trio of colts line up from Aidan O'Brien in Age Of Kings (Ire) (Kingman {GB}), Cairo (Ire) (Quality Road) and Paddington (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}).
Sunday's G1 Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas has attracted a field of 11, with the O'Brien-trained Jackie Oh (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who was a late supplement, set to join Dower House (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), Never Ending Story (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), and Meditate (Ire) (No Nay Never) from Ballydoyle.
Dermot Weld is aiming for consecutive victories in the 1600-metre race and has both Tahiyra (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}) and Tarawa (Ire) (Shamardal) entered.
“We'll make a decision about Tahiyra in the next day or two but she's most likely to run,” Weld said. “It's just like any other horse, you just want to check all the parameters out and if we're happy with everything when the time comes, she runs. And right now, she's most likely to run.
“The same applies with Tarawa. A decision will be made on her, if not tomorrow, then on Thursday but she's quite a possibility to run as well. We're very happy with both fillies.”
Vadeni (Fr) (Churchill {Ire}), who like Weld's fillies, races in the iconic green and red colours of His Highness The Aga Khan, was supplemented to Sunday's G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup for €45,000.
Georges Rimaud, the Aga Khan's racing and breeding manager in France, said of the Jean-Claude Rouget-trained colt, “There's a logic to going and running in this race, that's why we've chosen this one. Hopefully it will make good sense and he will perform well, I hear there's no rain planned and we're not really worried about the type of ground he is going to run on anyway.
“He has, in the past, liked this sort of fast-ish ground so he should be fine. The horse is doing well, he has improved from his last race. We are hoping for a good run from him, the ground should suit him.”
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