CONNECTIONS of leading Boylesports Irish 1000 Guineas contenders Confidential Lady and Flashy Wings will wait until later in the week before confirming their participation in the Curragh Classic.

Confidential Lady, runner-up in the Stan James 1000 Guineas, is among 22 confirmations for the Boylesports-sponsored Irish version at the Curragh on Sunday.

ONLY five are set to face the starter in the 2000 Guineas Trial Stakes at Leopardstown this afternoon, but they can all be given a life of sorts.

Aidan O’Brien has opted to keep Beauty Bright and Kamarinskaya at home for their Classic trial.

THE solution to the John James McManus Memorial Hurdle at Tipperary tomorrow very much centres on the state of the ground.

RUMPLESTILTSKIN landed her first Group One success with a battling performance under Kieren Fallon in the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

Aidan O’Brien’s Rumplestiltskin landed the Group One Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh under Kieren Fallon.

George Washington is odds-on to enhance his Classic credentials in the Group One Independent Waterford Wedgwood Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday.

Sahara Princess was a battling winner of the Listed Blue Square Stakes at the Curragh this evening for trainer Jessica Harrington.