Flat season set to begin

Racing: The 2007 flat season kicks off at the Curragh on Sunday with Danehill Music and Bawaader aiming for back to back victories…

Racing: The 2007 flat season kicks off at the Curragh on Sunday with Danehill Music and Bawaader aiming for back to back victories in the Group 3 Lodge Park Stud Stakes and Ladbrokes.com Irish Lincolnshire respectively.

The featured Ladbrokes.com Irish Lincolnshire has attracted an entry of 32 and along with last year's winner, trainer Dermot Weld is also represented by former course winner Mukakarrim.

Also included in the entries for the €100,000 contest are Common World, Deauville Vision, Heavenly Blues, Mooretown Lady and the Adrian McGuinneas trained Victram who won this race in 2005.

Danehill Music heads the list of 16 entries for the Group 3 Lodge Park Stud Stakes, in which Aidan O'Brien is five handed. The Ballydoyle based trainer has entered Diamond Necklace, Nell Gwyn, Sacrosanct, Theann and Uimhir a Haon. In addition, Kevin Prendergast is likely to be represented by Dimenticata, while John Oxx has entered the unbeaten
Saricana.

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The opening juvenile contest of the season, the Tally Ho Stud Maiden has attracted an entry of 21 including cross channel challenger the Brendan Duke trained Sammy The Snake. Aidan O'Brien is also well represented with Georgebernardshaw, South Dakota and Warsaw.

Champion trainer Aidan O'Brien is also well represented in the other remaining races including with Honoured Guest in the Ladbrokes 1800777888 Maiden, Suppose in the Ladbrokes Madrid Handicap and Group 3 placed Albert Einstein in the Ladbrokes Poker Maiden.