Elletelle to lead raiding party

Elletelle is set to lead an Irish raiding party on Friday's Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket which kicks off a Group One European…

Elletelle is set to lead an Irish raiding party on Friday's Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket which kicks off a Group One European Group One weekend that culminates in Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp.

The Ger Lyons-trained filly enjoyed her finest hour when securing Queen Mary Stakes honours at Royal Ascot last June and has since been placed third in the Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh behind Saoirse Abu.

Other Irish possibles for the Cheveley Park include the Curragh winner Perfect Polly as well as the Aidan O'Brien pair of Psalm and Savethisdanceforme who won under the lights at Dundalk on Thursday.

O'Brien has a trio comprising of Achilles Of Troy, Magna Cum Laude and Warsaw to choose from for Friday's Shadwell Stud Middle Park Stakes where the Listed winner Rock Of Rochelle is an intended Irish starter.

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The home defence is likely to be headed by the Norfolk and July Stakes winner Winker Watson as well as the Gimcrack victor, Sir Gerry.

Tommy Stack's high class filly Alexander Tango was out of luck in New York on Saturday night when finishing only seventh in the Grade One $600,000 Flower Bowl Invitational.

The race was won by the Sheikh Hamdan-owned outsider Lahudood.

Kevin Manning could be the jockey to follow at Roscommon today where softer ground conditions may be the key to Maidin Moch winning the opening juvenile fillies maiden.

The High Chaparral filly was disappointing on her last start at Leopardstown on fast going but was a good third on a testing surface before that at the Curragh.

All About Timing was a 66 to 1 shot when a fine fourth to Toirnecah on his last start and Jim Gorman's horse looks to hold a leading hand in the colts maiden while Manning also has claims for the mile and a half maiden on the Galileo filly Kilfarasay.

Ruby Walsh has deserted Quinmaster in favour of Magnet For Money in the novice hurdle but Paddy Flood can take advantage if the classy flat horse is ridden with more restraint than when beaten at Listowel.