5.00 Leopardstown, Mdn, €15,000, 3yo, f, 10fT
SOMEHOW (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) returns after making a satisfactory debut at this track in October and bids to put herself on the Classic trail so well trod by her dam, the 2006 G1 Epsom, Irish and Yorkshire Oaks heroine Alexandrova (Ire) (Sadler's Wells). Michael Tabor's half-sister to the MGW stayer Alex My Boy (Ire) (Dalakhani {Ire}) is joined by the fellow Aidan O'Brien-trained twice-raced Etched (Ire) (Dansili {GB}), a daughter of the G1 Prix de Diane runner-up Gagnoa (Ire) (Sadler's Wells) who is herself a half to Pour Moi (Ire).
6.40 Chantilly, Cond, €34,000, 3yo, 8f (AWT)
ZELZAL (FR) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) bids to build on a promising debut effort when beating the subsequent winner Qassem (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) by six lengths in a 7 1/2-furlong debutants contest at Deauville last month. Jean-Claude Rouget pitches Al Shaqab Racing's €180,000 ARQOCT colt who hails from the extended family of G1SW Crystal Music into battle with some unexposed types including Haras de la Perelle's homebred filly Denga (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), a Stephane Wattel-trained daughter of the GSW Dalarua (Ire) (King's Best) who created a favourable impression when winning on debut at Deauville in December.
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