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24th May 2017
09:00pm BST

He rides Irishcorrespondent who has been very impressive in his two starts so far. Connections have rolled the big dice and supplemented him for the race. If their bravery is rewarded, it will be a first Classic for Curragh trainer Mick Halford.
The fillies equivalent, the Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas goes to post on Sunday and it’s a similar scenario with an O’Brien-trained favourite, Winter, appearing here on the back of victory at Newmarket, and Halford training the second favourite in Rehana. The Tattersalls 1000 Guineas has a small but quality field and if Rehana doesn’t give Winter most to think about, perhaps Intricately, trained by O’Brien’s son Joseph, could.
The rewards for patrons aren’t just for picking winners at The Curragh on Sunday, dress to impress and there are thousands of euro worth of prizes on offer for the Killashee Irish Tatler Style Icon competition for the most stylish lady and man.
Aoibhin Garrity adds style judge to her long list of talents. She’ll be alongside Norah Casey and Eoghan MacDermott picking the most stylish. Invariably these are two of the most hotly-contested heats of the weekend, making the task of judging an unenviable one.
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