STAR TURN IS HIT & MIZ.. But Prendergast’s charge looks good at Curragh

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he will be suited by the easy ground and talented apprentice Dylan Hogan will take a valuable seven pounds off his back.

Elsewhere Aidan O’brien looks to have a number of good chances over the course of the day.

The Ballydoyle trainer’s Rain Goddess is put forward as the answer to a competitive edition of the Group 3 Snow Fairy Stakes.

This daughter of Galileo needs to bounce back from an unplaced outing in Chicago earlier this month.

However, her previous form makes for excellent reading and she has already been placed twice at Group 1 level this year. If Rain Goddess can match the form that saw her chase home Enable in the Irish Oaks she will surely take all the beating.

Earlier in the day the O’brien-trained Ballet Shoes is the one to side with in the Group 3 Flame Of Tara Stakes.

This filly looked a cracking prospect when she won her maiden over this course and distance last month. There was even better to come from her next time as she bolted up in a useful Listed race at Tipperary. A step up to Group 3 level will hold no fears for her and she is different class to her six rivals. Elsewhere O’brien can land the opener with Chrisfirstly topher Robin who really took the eye on his debut at Leopardstown last week.

This son of Camelot ran a race of some promise to chase home stablemate Nelson with his effort suggesting he wouldn’t be long in making his mark.

He should be too strong for the useful 90-rated runner Port Lions who has been placed in his three outings so far.

The first of the day’s group races is the Round Tower Stakes where Landshark is the choice.

He was a smooth winner of a Leopardstown maiden on his debut last month where he looked a potential pattern race performer.

In the lady rider’s handicap Highland Fling can build on his decent second at the Galway Festival several weeks ago.