Irish St. Leger at the Curragh

one of the absurdities of the fixture list is the clash between the St. Leger at Doncaster and the Irish equivalent .which will be run this afternoon at 16.50 CET at the Curragh. The big difference ie that the Irish race is open to older horses and the result is that there are no 3yo´s in the field of 6 today. Clear favourite is Fame and Glory (Aidan O´Brien/ Jamie Spencer), winner of the Gold Cup this year and boasting easily the best rating in the field. Last time out he was surprisingly beaten by Fictional Account (Vincent Ward/ Fran Berry), with yesterday´s Doncaster Cup winner Saddlers Rock a close third, but nobody seriously expects that result to be repeated today. More danger is likely to come from front-runner Jukebox Jury (Mark Johnston/ Johnny Murtagh), easy winner at Deauville last time and winner of the Preis von Europa two years ago.
Aidan O´Brien can also take the other Group One on the card, the National Stakes for 3yo´s over 7 furlongs at 16.15, which he has won 7 times already this century. He now saddles 4 runners, best of which is probably Power (Seamus Heffernan). Dragon Pulse (Jessica Harrington/ Berry) and Talwar (Jeremy Noseda/ Jimmy Fortune) provide the main opposition.
Most interesting runner here today could be the debutant Born to Sea (John Oxx/ Murtagh), who runs in the listed juvenile race at 15.40 against some proven opponents. He is the last foal out of Arc winner Urban Sea, and thus a half-brother to such champions as Sea the Stars and Galileo.

Betting forecast:
1. Race: Rigoletta - Wading - Madhmoonah
2. Race: Experience - Crusade - An Ghalanta
3. Race: Power - Talwar - Dragon Pulse
4. Race: Fame And Glory - Jukebox Jury - Duncan
5. Race: Minsk - Harrison`S Cave - Clonbur
6. Race: Monte Carlo - Dimona - Fleur De Nuit
7. Race: Olfa - Oor Jock - Moonreach
8. Race: Imperial Monarch - Heavy Weight - Wimpole Street