Not surprisingly Aidan O'Brien will be well represented at both Leopardstown and The Curragh next weekend where he plans to give plenty of his juveniles the chance to increase their profiles over the two days. Absent from the weekend team and probably the remainder of the season will be Caravaggio (War Front) who picked up a minor injury recently. “He's good, he is back cantering,” O'Brien said of the unbeaten colt. “We'll probably decide next week whether he will make it back or not this year. There's a good chance he is done for the year,” he added. Such is the ammunition in Ballydoyle that one of O'Brien's biggest headaches is limiting the number of challengers for some of the races, particularly with regard to the fillies. This is evident when he outlined plans for the G1 Moyglare Stud S. at The Curragh. “For the Moyglare we are looking at the Debutante Stakes first and second, Rhododendron (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Hydrangea (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), as well as Promise To Be True (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who won at Leopardstown last time.” Racing fans will also be looking forward to seeing Douglas Macarthur (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in action, already a leading 2017 G1 Epsom Derby antepost fancy. The full-brother to G1 Oaks winner Was (Ire), owned by Marcus Jooste and the Coolmore partners, created a big impression when winning a Leopardstown maiden by five lengths in July and O'Brien plans to aim him at the G3 John Deere Juvenile Turf S. on Saturday. Meanwhile Royal Ascot winner Churchill (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) would appear to be the main Ballydoyle representative for the G1 Goffs Vincent O'Brien National S. on Sunday.
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