Emperor heads National contenders

AIDAN O’BRIEN’S Holy Roman Emperor and Jim Bolger’s unbeaten Teofilo head a field of 19 for Sunday’s Laing O’Rourke National Stakes at the Curragh.

O’Brien has farmed the Group One event in recent seasons with six successes in the last 10 years with the likes of King Of Kings, Hawk Wing and George Washington.

Holy Roman Emperor has already proved himself to be of the highest calibre with success in the Phoenix Stakes while Teofilo won the Group Two Futurity Stakes on his last start.