A total of 16 horses have been declared for Saturday’s Entenmann’s Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh - the first Irish Classic of the season.

Elusive City, Gerald Butler’s Prix Morny winner, is one of four British acceptors remaining in the Poule d’Essai des Poulains at Longchamp on Sunday.

JOHN OXX’S Classic hope Alamshar is one of 14 entries left in the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Stakes at Leopardstown on Sunday following yesterday’s forfeit stage.

Makhlab has won the Group Three Horace Hills Stakes at Newbury today.