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From Racing Post.....


Holy Roman Emperor added to Phoenix field
by Tony O'Hehir

HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR, who bounced back from his disappointing performance in the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot to land the Group 2 Railway Stakes at the Curragh on Irish Derby day, will attempt to continue Aidan O'Brien's outstanding record in the Waterford Wedgwood Phoenix Stakes at thesame venue on Sunday.

The Ballydoyle colt, who was supplemented to the Group 1 six furlong event on Tuesday at a cost of €30,000, is 5-4 favourite with Paddy Power and Cashmans to become O'Brien's eight winner of the race which he won with George Washington a year ago.

Holy Roman Emperor will clash with the unbeaten pair Hellvelyn, who won the Coventry Stakes, and Brazilian Bride and may also renew rivalry with Drayton, whom he beat by three-quarters of a length in the Railway Stakes.

Alternative targets, including the Gimcrack Stakes at York, are under consideration for the Tommy Stack-trained Drayton but indications on Tuesday night were that he will take his chance in Sunday's race.

Speaking on Tuesday O'Brien said: "The entries for the Phoenix Stakes close early and at the time we hadn't named Holy Roman Emperor, so that's why we've had to supplement him. He's in good form and we've been happy with him since his win in the Railway." According to O'Brien, Theann, his other acceptor for Sunday's big race, is more likely to run in the maiden on the same card.

Meanwhile, Kevin Prendergast, who trains four of the 15 acceptors, nominated Brazilain Bride and Miss Beatrix as his likely runners. He said: "Brazilain Bride is in great form and Declan(McDonogh) will ride her. Miss Beatrix is also an intended runner, but a decision about Regional Counsel will be made in the next 24 hours."

Winner of the Group 3 Anglesey Stakes last month, Regional Counsel may be kept for the National Stakes at the Curragh next month. Twenty Questions, Prendergast's other acceptor, will miss Sunday's race.

The acceptors also include Dermot Weld's recent Galway winner, Fleeting Shadow, and the David Wachman-trained pair, Rabatash, a winner at Tipperary on his most recent start, and Mythical Echo who landed a maiden at Naas on Monday.

The ground at the Curragh was reported to be "good to firm" by course manager Paul Hensey on Tuesday. "We have watered and will be keeping the situation under review," Hensey said.

They never put dates in their articles!

I never know when the races are!

It's tomorrow! :cool:

He won! :cool:

To watch the replay click race of the day.....

http://www.attheraces.com/sectionhom...0nav&nav=video

EMPEROR OUT TO CONTINUE O'BRIEN RULE
By Anita Chambers, PA Sport
(from Sporting Life)

With the British Classics over and done with for another year, attentions begin to turn to the contenders for next season.

The Laing O'Rourke National Stakes at the Curragh confirmed George Washington as a major player for top honours 12 months ago, and trainer Aidan O'Brien will be out to maintain his fantastic record in the seven-furlong event on Sunday.

And he has the ideal candidate in Holy Roman Emperor, an ultra-impressive winner of the Phoenix Stakes last time out.

The Danehill colt brushed aside Hellvelyn to reverse Coventry Stakes running and the form has turned out to be very hot, with Group winners coming out of the horses that finished behind the front two.

The National Stakes is the highlight of a two-day meeting at the Curragh, with Saturday's card headlined by the Irish Field St Leger.

EMPEROR HEADS NATIONAL DECS
By Nick Robson, PA Sport
(Sporting Life)

Aidan O'Brien's Holy Roman Emperor and Jim Bolger's unbeaten Teofilo head a field of 19 for Sunday's Laing O'Rourke National Stakes at the Curragh.

O'Brien has farmed the Group One event in recent seasons with six successes in the last 10 years with the likes of King Of Kings, Hawk Wing and George Washington.

Holy Roman Emperor has already proved himself to be of the highest calibre with success in the Phoenix Stakes while Teofilo won the Group Two Futurity Stakes on his last start.

O'Brien has seven other possibles, headed by Eagle Mountain, who chased home Teofilo in the Futurity and was a fast-finishing second in the Champagne Stakes at York last week.

There are three possibles from Britain including the Mick Channon-trained Silca Chiave, Mark Wallace's Manchurian and Brian Meehan's Danebury Hill.

http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/n...NG_Middle.html


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very nice.
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Good luck tomorrow!

Newmarket 16:10

Darley Dewhurst Stakes (group 1)
£250000.00 added, 2yo only, 7f, Class 1, £141950.00 penalty
15 runners
Going: Good to Soft

1 (11) 1 Adagio 25 2 9-1 Sir Michael Stoute K McEvoy
2 (2) 739131 Dubai Builder 17 2 9-1 J S Moore Martin Dwyer
3 (7) 1 Haatef (USA) 48 2 9-1 K Prendergast D P McDonogh
4 (15) 11 Halicarnassus (IRE) 92 2 9-1 M R Channon A Culhane
5 (6) 11 Hamoody (USA) 71 2 9-1 P W Chapple-Hyam L Dettori
6 (8) 11204 He's A Decoy (IRE) 13 2 9-1 D Wachman R L Moore
7 (9) 101121 Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) 13 2 9-1 A P O'Brien M J Kinane
8 (12) 86 Mount Parnassus 15 2 9-1 A P O'Brien J A Heffernan
9 (14) 244233 Naigani (USA) 14 2 9-1 A P O'Brien D R McCabe
10 (13) 213 Prime Defender 51 2 9-1 B W Hills M Hills
11 (1) 141 Rallying Cry (USA) 14 2 9-1 J H M Gosden J Fortune
12 (5) 1511 Strategic Prince 73 2 9-1 P F I Cole E Ahern
13 (4) 1111 Teofilo (IRE) 27 2 9-1 J S Bolger K J Manning
14 (10) 11 Traffic Guard (USA) 25 2 9-1 J S Moore J F Egan
15 (3) 1113 Vital Equine (IRE) 13 2 9-1 t E J O'Neill R Mullen