IRISH RACING:ANDREW OLIVER believes In Some Respect has every chance of making his presence felt as he steps up to Group One company for the Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh tomorrow.

Having finished fast to take third on his debut at Navan, the juvenile outran his 20 to 1 starting price to take second behind Alfred Nobel in the Railway Stakes.

With that rival again in the line-up, as well as unbeaten filly Walk On Bye, In Some Respect appears to have plenty on his plate. But Oliver feels there is much more to come.

“We were delighted with him in the Railway and he is a horse who we have always thought was pretty smart,” said Oliver.

“It was a bit of a rushed job for his first run, as we had him entered at Royal Ascot and we thought we better give him a run beforehand.

“We ran him on the Friday night before Ascot, but he had a lot of trouble in running and came home like a steam train.

“We decided not to go to Ascot as it was just too much of a rush and we supplemented him for the Railway instead.

“Again we felt inexperience counted against him and he was checked a couple of times before staying on well to finish second.

“That puts us up in the frame among the top two-year-olds in Ireland and he has earned his tilt at Sunday’s race.”

King Ledley also has something to find on the formbook, having chased home Walk On Bye in the Anglesey Stakes.

“He has been running well all season and has been third in a Group Two and was second in a Group Three, so it’s all systems go,” said Kevin Prendergast.

“He’s rated 107, so he has to go for races like this, but he has won in heavy ground, which we’re going to get on Sunday.

“Walk On Bye is a good filly and she deserves to be favourite as she has the best form, but hopefully our horse should be there or thereabouts.”

Connections of Walk On Bye are hoping to halt Aidan O’Brien’s stranglehold on the race, with the Ballydoyle handler aiming for a 10th success in 12 runnings.

Fozzy Stack, son and assistant to trainer Tommy, said: “She did well in Anglesey and she improved from her first run to her second run.

“There’s probably not too many fillies-only races around at that trip so we have to take on the boys again.

“Aidan has farmed the race for the last 10 years or so and obviously Alfred Nobel looked a high-class horse when he won on Irish Derby weekend.”

Alfred Nobel is one of four runners for O’Brien, with Air Chief Marshal, Beethoven and Reggae Dancer also engaged.

Johnny Murtagh is available to ride Alfred Nobel, having changed the days of a suspension.