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Impressive field lines up at the Curragh

Stuccodor will be top weight at the Curragh on Sunday
Stuccodor will be top weight at the Curragh on Sunday

Dermot Weld's Stuccodor will have to carry top weight to victory if he bids for back-to-back wins in the Tote Irish Lincolnshire on Sunday as the Irish Flat season gets under way at the Currgah.

He has only been seen twice since his win 12 months ago, having finished third in a Listed race at Cork and second in a maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse.

George Baker's Boomshackerlacker, Ralph Beckett's Haaf A Sixpence, Kevin Ryan's Lesha and Karl Burke's You're Fired are the British-trained entries remaining.

Among the home team is Ger Lyons' Chapter Seven, Third Dimension and Unsinkable, Aidan O'Brien's Bishan Bedi and Jim Bolger's Intensical and Mandatario.

The opening Tally Ho Stud Maiden is a race Bolger has won with the likes of Dawn Approach and this year he has entered Godolphin's Tribal Beat, a half-brother to the smart mare Tasaday.

O'Brien has a Fastnet Rock colt entered called Californiadreaming.

In the Group Three Park Express Stakes, Karl Burke's Odeliz could attempt to go one better than last year when she was narrowly touched off.

Weld's Afternoon Sunlight, O'Brien's Easter and Paul Deegan's Avenue Gabriel all look major players.

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