O’Brien leaves options open

AIDAN O’BRIEN looks set to have a maximum of three runners in Saturday’s Ireland The Food Island Champion Stakes at Leopardstown.

Tue, 03 Sep, 2002 - 01:00

The champion trainer has been enduring a rough period of late as his yard has been badly hit by the cough but he reports his older stable stars to be back on track now.

O’Brien had 15 horses among the original entries for the race but five of those have now emerged as possible runners.

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CourtsRacinghorse racingPlace: IrelandPlace: LeopardstownPlace: Sandown ParkPlace: ChantillyPlace: BallydoylePlace: CurraghPlace: RoscommonPlace: Red Mills MaidenPlace: Arctic PassagePerson: O’BrienPerson: Aidan O’BrienPerson: Hawk WingPerson: SholokovPerson: High ChaparralPerson: ChaparralPerson: Ice DancerPerson: Castle GandolfoPerson: NayefPerson: Marcus TregoningPerson: TregoningPerson: Sheikh HamdanPerson: MargarulaPerson: WildensteinPerson: Jim BolgerPerson: JackiePerson: DoyounPerson: BolgerPerson: Whithworth BenPerson: EarleyPerson: Ruby WalshPerson: Pat MorrisPerson: MorrisPerson: AkashPerson: Fran BerryPerson: John OxxPerson: Pat SmullenPerson: RaydaniyaPerson: Robert PowerPerson: Keith HadnettPerson: Tom HoganPerson: Garrett PowerPerson: PowerEvent: The Food Island Champion StakesEvent: Coral Eurobet Eclipse StakesEvent: Sagitta 2000 GuineasEvent: Vodafone DerbyEvent: DerbyEvent: Prix du Jockey-ClubEvent: Juddmonte International StakesEvent: Darley Irish OaksEvent: Prix Vermeille
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