Finsceal faces 10 Guineas rivals

Racing:  Finsceal Beo faces 10 rivals as she bids for a Classic double in Sunday's Irish 1000 Guineas at the Curragh.

Racing: Finsceal Beo faces 10 rivals as she bids for a Classic double in Sunday's Irish 1000 Guineas at the Curragh.

Jim Bolger's star filly was an impressive winner of the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket before narrowly failing to score a famous double in the French equivalent just seven days later.

Finsceal Beo will be joined by stablemate Gaudeamus as she bids for redemption, while Newmarket runner-up Arch Swing will challenge once again.

Treat finished a five-and-a-quarter-length fourth at Newmarket and the Mick Channon-trained runner is the only British representative on Sunday.

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"We are very excited about Treat, I think she ran one hell of a race in the 1000 Guineas without a prep-run," said Harry Herbert, racing manager to owners Highclere Thoroughbred Racing.

"She's a tough, gritty filly that doesn't give up. The ground at Newmarket that day was quick and that wouldn't have been in her favour.

"If we get the rain that they are forecasting at the Curragh then I think it will improve the filly quite significantly.  A mixture of the run and the rain will make her competitive.

"We are going to need all the help we can get to get closer to Finsceal Beo but the ground is the key," continued Herbert.

"We wanted to give her two shots at a mile and especially this stiff mile at the Curragh. There is a lot of speed on her dam's side and it is right to go again over a mile.

"If it looks like she is crying out to go further, then maybe we will try that at Royal Ascot or later in the year."

Aidan O'Brien runs both Diamond Necklace and Peeping Fawn, while Dermot Weld is also double-handed courtesy of Offbeat Fashion and Truly Mine.

Alexander Tango, Silk Dress and Dimenticata complete the line-up.