Classy Beethoven can call the tune

THE tough Beethoven can land the Group 3 Diamond Stakes at Dundalk tonight.

Aidan O’Brien’s son of Oratorio reappears six days after contesting the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth 11 Stakes at Ascot and, hopefully, that will not have left its mark.

He has kept the best of company all season and, prior to Ascot, was a creditable fourth behind Cape Blanco in the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown.