2.50 Clairefontaine, Mdn, €25,000, unraced 3yo, f, 12fT
SPICE TRAIL (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}) is a half to last term's G1 Prix du Jockey Club hero and G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe third New Bay (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and represents the Khalid Abdullah-Andre Fabre axis in this newcomers' stamina test. Her 13 rivals include Alain and Gerard Wertheimer's homebred Urban Hill (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), who is a half-sister to MGSW G1 Prix Marcel Boussac and G1 Prix de l'Opera placegetter Legerete (Rahy), from the Carlos Laffon-Parias stable.
5.45 Leopardstown, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, 7fT
SWITCH IN TIME (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is out of the 2010 GI La Brea S. and 2011 GI Santa Monica S. victress Switch (Quiet American), and debuts in the Moyglare Stud silks for in-form conditioner Dermot Weld in this all-gender affair. She is opposed by the already tested Aidan O'Brien duo Lancaster Bomber (War Front">War Front) and Taj Mahal (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) among a cast of ten. The former is a half-brother to MG1SW sire Excelebration (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}), while the latter is out of the 2007 G2 Cherry Hinton S. victress You'resothrilling (Storm Cat) and is thus a full-brother to four-time Group 1 winner and dual Classic hero Gleneagles (Ire), 2014 G1 Irish 1000 Guineas victress Marvellous (Ire) and last month's GI Belmont Oaks Invitational third Coolmore (Ire).
6.15 Leopardstown, Mdn, €12,000, 3yo/up, 10fT
TREE OF KNOWLEDGE (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) is out of the stakes-winning G1 Epsom Oaks, G1 Irish Oaks and G1 Yorkshire Oaks placegetter Wonder of Wonders (Kingmambo) and makes a belated debut for Aidan O'Brien with son Donnacha set to take the ride. Derrick Smith's colorbearer is opposed by a half-dozen, including Edward Lynam trainee and fellow newcomer Waller Field (Ire) (Lawman {Fr}), the sole distaffer in the field, who is out of a half-sister to 2005 G1 Cheveley Park S. runner-up Wake Up Maggie (Ire) (Xaar {GB}).
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