Point to prove Curragh credentials
Mick Channon’s Championship Point faces a stiff test as he attempts to complete a hat-trick in the UAE Royal Whip Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday.
The revitalised four-year-old bids for a first Group success after landing competitive handicaps at Ascot and Goodwood.
However, his four rivals include Aidan O’Brien’s Eagle Mountain, placed in both the English and Irish Derbies.
Kevin Prendergast’s Decado and the David Wachman-trained Cougar Bay do battle again after finishing first and second respectively in a Group Three on this course last month.
Tommy Stack’s progressive three-year-old filly Alexander Tango completes the quintet.
