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Leopardstown will be the venue for Saturday's exciting card.

The Champions Juvenile Stakes is a G2 for 2yos over 1600m with a field of 8.  Diego Velazquez, a son of Frankel, is odds-on at 8/15 for the top team of Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore.  Atlantic Coast made a stunning debut winning by 3 ½ lengths for Joseph O'Brien and Dylan McMonagle who will be on board this son of Kodiac here.  Capulet is by Justify and is another O'Brien who is on 13/2 after winning on debut.

The Matron Stakes is for f&m also over the 1600m and has a field of 13 and it too has an odds-on favourite in Dermot Weld's Aga Khan runner Tahiyra, with Chris Hayes on board.

Stablemate Homeless Songs is on 7/1 with Oisin Murphy riding and on the same quote Zarinsk is with Ger Lyons and Col Keane.

Then the Irish Champion Stakes is G1 over 2000m and a fascinating clash between King of Steel 11/4 for Roger Varian and Kevin Stott and Auguste Rodin 3/1 for O'Brien-Moore.  That seems a very generous quote if you ignore his last run as he is at home this time and on good going.  Shadwell are represented by Alflaila on 5/1 and Nashwa could also make the frame – 6/1 for the Gosdens and Hollie Doyle.