5.55 Leopardstown, €16,500, Mdn, 2yo, 6fT
Susan Magnier colourbearer ISTAN (GB) (Excelebration {Ire}), a son of the 2005 G1 Epsom Oaks runner-up Something Exciting (GB) (Halling), gets a third bite of the cherry for Aidan O'Brien and is the choice of Seamus Heffernan from three Ballydoyle representatives in this 14-strong field. Returning off a third to subsequent G2 Coventry S. fifth Van Der Decken (GB) (Dutch Art {GB}) at The Curragh last month, his rivals include stablemate Courage Under Fire (War Front">War Front), who is a hitherto unraced half-brother to GI Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies and GI Starlet S.-winning millionaire Take Charge Brandi (Giant's Causeway), debuting in the Derrick Smith silks.
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