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O’Brien entry dominates Curragh card

Mozart bids to redeem his reputation after an expensive reappearance defeat when he turns out at the Curragh tomorrow. The colt had looked one of Aidan O'Brien's main Classic hopes until he was beaten at odds of 1-4 in the Leopardstown 2000 Guineas Trial last month, trailing in third behind Dr Brendler.

Jockey Michael Kinane stays loyal to last year's Dewhust Stakes fourth in tomorrow's Group Three Desert King EBF Tetrarch Stakes, in which O'Brien also runs Black Minnaloushe and Modigliani. Last month's Curragh Listed winner Lethal Agenda, trained by Dermot Weld, and John Oxx's Scarlet Velvet complete the field.

Imagine, taken out of the Sagitta 1000 Guineas at the final declaration stage, is Kinane's choice among O'Brien's three runners in the Listed Entrepreneur EBF Athasi Stakes, over stablemates Rose Gypsy and Love Me True.

Stable-companion Bach has his first run since reportedly breaking his pelvis after finishing second in the Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly last June in the Listed Victory Note EBF Mooresbridge Stakes. He is joined by last year's Juddmonte International fourth Shoal Creek in a field of 10. (PA)

Filed by Sinéad Kissane

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