Thursday, Leopardstown, post time: 18:52, BOYLESPORTS MELD STAKES-G3, €36,000, 3yo/up, 9fT
Field: Galen (GB) (Gleneagles {Ire}), Lord Massusus (Ire) (Markaz {Ire}), Snellen (Ire) (Expert Eye {GB}), Sparks Fly (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}), Expanded (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Purview (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Shiota (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}).
TDN Verdict: Ballydoyle's sole 2,000 Guineas runner Expanded is threatening to enter oblivion if he can't turn his form around, but we know from his Dewhurst second he is capable of that. Juddmonte's Purview split Delacroix and Tennessee Stud in this track's 10-furlong Derby Trial when last seen and that form is probably the key, even allowing for the presence of the solid older yardstick Galen. [Tom Frary].
Thursday, Vichy, France, post time: 16:38, PRIX MADAME JEAN COUTURIE-Listed, €50,300, 3yo, f, 10fT
Field: Benamira (GB) (Waldgeist {GB}), Calamandra (Fr) (New Bay {GB}), Al Uqda (Ire) (Ghaiyyath {Ire}), Pinatique (Fr) (Pinatubo {Ire}), Sea The Aurora (Fr) (Sea The Moon {Ger}), Fleur De Lis (Fr) (Hello Youmzain {Fr}), Thordis (Fr) (Earthlight {Ire}).
TDN Verdict: Mickael Barzalona has opted to ride Calamandra of the two Graffard runners and she steps back in trip having been fourth in the Listed Prix de Thiberville. Unbeaten in three starts, Al Uqda remains an unknown quantity along with the Marseille maiden winner Fleur De Lis, a half-sister to the 2021 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches heroine Coeursamba. [Tom Frary].
Friday, Newbury, post time: 16:10, THE IRE-INCENTIVE – PAYS TO BUY IRISH ROSE BOWL S.-Listed, £45,000, 2yo, Open, 6f 0y
Field: Amorim (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), Do Bronxs (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}), First Legion (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), Kolkata Knight (Ire) (Cotai Glory {GB}), Nuevo Slovo (Ire) (James Garfield {Ire}), Rock On Thunder (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Wise Approach (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}).
TDN Verdict: TDN Rising Star Wise Approach sets the standard on his Norfolk Stakes second, with this trip sure to suit better than the five at Ascot. Amorim broke his maiden by six lengths at Windsor last month and comes here with confidence high, which may not be the case with the Coventry and Norfolk also-rans Rock On Thunder and First Legion. [Tom Frary].
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