Prendergast hopeful forecast rain can benefit Awtaad

Awtaad: Irish 2,000 Guineas winner returns after a disappointing Sussex run

Awtaad: bidding to sign off with a win in the QEII at AscotCredit: Caroline Norris (racingpost.com/photos)

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Clipper Logistics Boomerang Stakes (Group 2) | 1m, 3yo+ | RTE2/ATR

Awtaad, winner of the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas, represents Classic form in this Group 2 event in which the Kevin Prendergast-trained colt faces seven rivals including last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf winner, Hit It A Bomb.

Third in the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot before running below expectations on unsuitably fast ground in the Sussex Stakes on his most recent start, Awtaad will be seeking a second Group victory.

A setback early in the year delayed Hit It A Bomb's return to action until last month when he finished third behind Tribal Beat, a rival again today, in the Group 3 Desmond Stakes over today's course and distance.

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Tony O'HehirRacing Post Reporter

Published on 9 September 2016inIrish Champions Festival

Last updated 18:21, 9 September 2016

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