Racing: Aidan O'Brien is responsible for six of the 13 confirmations for the Independent Waterford Wedgwood Phoenix Stakes as he seeks a ninth success in the Curragh feature on Sunday.
The Ballydoyle trainer has saddled eight of the last nine winners of the Group One for two-year-olds, including George Washington and Holy Roman Emperor.
He missed out in 2004 when Oratorio could only finish second behind the David Wachman-trained Damson.
Henrythenavigator, winner of the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot, heads his possibles. A formidable team is completed by You'resothrilling, Listen, Warsaw, South Dakota and Magna Cum Laude.
Ger Lyons's Elletelle and Tommy Stack's The Loan Express, a respective first and third in the Queen Mary Stakes at the Royal meeting, could do battle again.
The home team is completed by the Jim Bolger-trained pair Saoirse Abu and Solas Na Greine plus Canon Ball from John Hayden's Kildare yard.
Two British entries, Jeremy Noseda's Captain Royale and Neville Callaghan's Exhibition, make up the list.