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Juddmonte Beresford Stakes - 5.00 Naas

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Brendan Duke, Warm The Voice: "The first horse Jim and Jackie sent me was a horse called Focussed in 2013. We managed to win a nursery in Galway with him and another nursery in Sligo. I managed to call it right with him and things have picked up from there, but this horse is definitely the best we've had so far. The Beresford Stakes is a race woven into the tapestry of Irish racing. Some absolute champions have won it and I feel very honoured to have a horse good enough to grace the race. Make no mistake, this horse is good enough. He's in tremendous form and there's absolutely no reason not to run him. Kevin (Manning) came and had a sit on him the other morning and told me he's absolutely perfect. He's stepped up every time he's run. I think the race at Leopardstown was probably the best two-year-old colts maiden run this year and then he went and won very impressively in Galway. There are no gimmes at the Galway Festival, I can assure you.

"He then carried top weight of 9st 7lb in a nursery at the Curragh and saw them off and when he went to Listowel it was bottomless ground and he won again, so I'm not sure what more the horse could have done up to this point. If he wasn't at this address, he would not be a 50-1 shot for the Guineas. He is at this address, thank God, and I feel very lucky to have him. Jim Bolger deserves an awful lot of credit for not persuading Jackie to take the horse away from me. I'm very grateful to him for that. I've spent a lot of my career in the desert. There's been the odd oasis here and there, for sure, but I think, and hope, we're about to arrive in the promised land."

Aidan O'Brien, Saxon Warrior, Delano Roosevelt, Kew Gardens: "Saxon Warrior won nicely at the Curragh last month and Donnacha (O'Brien) was very happy with him that day. The Beresford Stakes always looked a natural race for him, although he hasn't run on this type of ground, so we'll find out more about him on Sunday. He hasn't done a lot since the Curragh but he seems in good form.

"Kew Gardens and Delano Roosevelt ran well at Leopardstown. Both of them were probably a bit green early in the race but came home well. We think they're in good form."

Renaissance Stakes - 4.00 Naas

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Karl Burke, Quiet Reflection: "I've been away at the sales most of the week, but I saw her have her last canter before she left the yard on Friday morning and she looked fantastic. She moved great and looking at her physically I couldn't be happier with her going into the race. She will improve for the run, fitness wise, but I'm excited to run her and I'm confident she retains all of her ability. I just want to see her run her race and if she gets beat for lack of fitness then so be it. Hopefully she runs well and comes out of it well and we can head to Champions Day. That's the plan."

Tom Hogan, Gordon Lord Byron: "He's in good old form. He's probably prefer it if the ground wasn't as deep as it is, but it's that time of year. It will be tough for him to give weight away all round, but we'll give it a go and hopefully he can pick up some prize-money."

Joe Murphy, Only Mine: "We're a bit concerned about the ground. She doesn't mind an ease in it but the one time she ran in heavy ground before she couldn't use her speed. But it's the end of the season and it's a Group Three at home, so we'll give it a go and see what happens. She's in the big sprint at Ascot (on Champions Day), but we'll see how we go on Sunday before making any plans."

C.L. & M.F. Weld Park Stakes - 2.30 Naas

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Charlie Hills, Juliet Foxtrot: "We will keep an eye on the ground, but it's soft ground there at the moment and she won on soft ground at Goodwood. It is nice to step her up to Group Three company now. She travelled well into her last race and picked up nicely. We are upping her in class, but hopefully she should be up to it. In that ground, she probably went through it better than the others. She has done nothing wrong at home. She behaved well last time as first time she was a bit funny in the stalls, but we have done a bit of work on that. The form is good as the horse that beat her first time has won again."

Karl Burke, Ellthea: "We diverted her at the last minute after Ayr was abandoned. It looks a better race than the Ayr race would have been, but with a filly like her it's important to try and get some black type, so we'll give it a go. She won very well the other day and deserves to take her chance at this level now."

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