Man On The Spot best bets for the Curragh on Friday

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ADMIRAL NELSON cost £440,000 and is by Kingman out of a two-year-old Listed winner. Wayne Lordan has been getting plenty of opportunities with the yard and can take this one. Irish Chief is by War Front out of 1m1f Group 2 winner Wedding Vow and Merchants Quay cost €300,000 and is a half-brother to three winners up to 1m1f in France. Lunar Space is a half-brother to a Listed winner while Cooper's Hawk is by first-season sire and Irish 2000 Guineas winner Awtaad. Zoffany's Delight cost 120,000gns and is a half-brother to the useful two-year-old winner The Irish Rover while Puerto De Vega cost 90,000gns and is a half-brother to two winning juveniles.

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King Of The Throne finished mid-division in the Futurity at Newcastle won by Kameko but was then beaten at Dundalk when attempting to make all. LOUGH CUTRA was beaten narrowly by Ten Year Ticket on his debut on soft ground here in October with Tiger Moth in third. The latter pair both won at Leopardstown on Tuesday, the former a Listed contest, and Ger Lyons' charge found the going too testing on his comeback at Naas. Cabot Hills showed a bit of potential for Aidan O'Brien last summer and has transferred to Donnacha with Ballydoyle having three entries. Dawn Rising is the pick on form having made his debut in a Leopardstown Group 3 where he ran better than his finishing position suggests though Serpentine has a Royal Ascot entry so must be better than he showed at Galway. Galileo Chrome missed the break before staying on nicely over a mile on the latter track and his pedigree suggests this will be his trip.

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DARK VADER makes a quick reappearance after leading for a long way in a 7f Leopardstown Listed contest on Tuesday. His young rider scored on him at Dundalk in March and, with his 7lb claim taken into account, Joseph O'Brien's charge looks on a very handy mark. Nordic Passage also returns quickly having won easily at Naas on Monday. He has a 6lb penalty to overcome but will going up by much more and is an obvious threat. Arcanears has a course and distance victory to his credit and was in excellent form at Dundalk over the winter and Ice Cold In Alex is rarely out of the money and ran a cracking race when a close third in a Leopardstown premier handicap, though is better over a bit further. He was staying on strongly behind Verhoyen when tackling an extra half-furlong here in June and the winner loves it around here.

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The King Of Kells has been here twice and won both though over shorter on testing ground. Joseph O'Brien has four entries with Music To My Ears possibly the pick after a much-improved run at Dundalk. She had earlier finished over three lengths behind Siamese on that track but will be 5lb better off with Johnny Murtagh's filly. The latter's yard also run Champers Elysees, a winner over 6f on heavy going here before a very good run in a tough Naas nursery. United Front looks best of Aidan O'Brien's pair after an impressive Dundalk maiden success though Hong Kong made a successful debut at Naas in October when subsequent winner Elusive King was behind. LAYFAYETTE landed a Navan maiden before caught on the line in a lucrative sales race over this trip at Naas. He's the type to do better and starts out in handicaps off a reasonable mark.

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MYTHICAL is well clear on official ratings. The former was highly tried after winning his Gowran maiden in a canter, ending with a decent run in the Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud, and his pedigree suggests he was always likely to make a better three-year-old. Gold Maze has yet to be given a rating but also excelled as a juvenile considering he's by Golden Horn out of a Galileo mare and he did very well to finish third in the Group 2 Beresford over a mile here considering that was only his second run. Crossfirehurricane and Choice Of Mine fought out the finish of a Dundalk Listed race and the unbeaten winner should come out on top again while Toronto should do much better now getting a test of stamina.

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This is all about whether Siskin stays the trip or not. Unbeaten in four over 6f including his last three here, he wasn't stopping on unsuitable soft ground in the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes but this is a stiff mile and his pedigree suggests it may be a step too far. Ballydoyle line up six against him including Monarch Of Egypt, beaten less than a length in the Phoenix, though not looking the stable number one here with third-placed Royal Lytham looking to have a much better chance of getting the trip than the winner. Seamie Heffernan has chosen Lope Y Fernandez, a winner over 6f and 7f here and certain to be suited by the extra but Vatican City takes a massive step up in trip after his Dundalk maiden victory. He's by Galileo as is ARMORY and it's the latter, who would be better suited than most with a bit of give in the ground, who gets the vote on the back of a close third behind Victor Ludorum in a Group 1 at Longchamp. Jim Bolger doesn't tilt at windmills so Fiscal Rules, beaten a head by 2000 Guineas runner-up Wichita here in August, is a very interesting entry.

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Dermot Weld generally has one laid out for this and the lightly-raced Bashiyr looks a likely type having completed a double before a fair run on his handicap debut here. Current Option was narrowly beaten by Jassaar in the Cambridgeshire here in August though stable companion SALTONSTALL got no sort of run or would have finished much closer. A regular in this sort of company, he has Gavin Ryan's claim to aid his cause and gets the nod. Another from the yard, Bowerman, completed a double at Dundalk before runner-up at Cagnes-Sur-Mer in February while Njord ended the last campaign in superb form and significant rain would see him in the firing-line. Lord Rapscallion was in fine form at Dundalk over the winter while Patrick Sarsfield, a very easy maiden winner here in October, would have to be considered if getting a run from his reserve spot.

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The 2018 Irish Derby hero Latrobe has only won once subsequently, beating Guaranteed over 1m4f at Leopardstown, but is rarely beaten far. He wasn't at his best over 1m6f here in the Irish St Leger behind Search For A Song and both may get tapped for pace if the ground remains quick. FLEETING (NAP) is also probably better over a bit further but had enough speed to be beaten in a photo over the trip in the Group 1 Prix de L'Opera at Longchamp in October. She should be fully wound up for this and looks the one to beat. Leo De Fury competed at a high level after easily winning his first two starts and the lightly-raced son of Australia looks certain to have a good season.

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