Alflaila handed Group 1 chance in Irish Champion Stakes

Aidan O'Brien has whittled his team down to four, with last year's winner Luxembourg and dual Derby hero Auguste Rodin joined by Broome and Point Lonsdale

SMART TALENT: A dual Group 3 winner last season, Alflaila made a triumphant return from nine months on the sidelines when powering home to lift the Group 2 York Stakes in July. Picture: Healy Racing

Alflaila is set for his first shot at Group 1 glory at Leopardstown on Saturday after being supplemented for the Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes.

Having won a Listed prize at Pontefract and Group 3s at York and Newmarket last season, the Owen Burrows-trained colt made a triumphant return from nine months on the sidelines when powering home to lift the Group 2 York Stakes in July.