Confirmed runners and riders for the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday

Rosallion, the 2,000 Guineas runner-up, will face seven rivals in his bid to go one better in the Irish equivalent (3.40) at the Curragh on Saturday.

The Richard Hannon-trained colt was beaten a length and a half by Notable Speech at Newmarket and is a Group 1 winner having landed the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere at Longchamp on his final start at two.

Rosallion, the mount of Sean Levey, is joined in the line-up by stablemate Haatem, who finished third in the 2,000 Guineas. He has the most experience in the field having run 11 times and will be ridden by Jamie Spencer, who won the race aboard Phoenix Of Spain in 2019.

Richard Hannon snr won the Irish 2,000 Guineas with Don't Forget Me in 1987, Tirol in 1990 and Canford Cliffs in 2010. The first two completed the British-Irish 2,000 Guineas double and Canford Cliffs was successful after finishing third in the Newmarket Classic.

Unquestionable: a Breeders' Cup winner on his final start at twoCredit: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)

Aidan O'Brien saddles three runners, including Coventry Stakes scorer River Tiber, the mount of Ryan Moore, and Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf winner Unquestionable.

River Tiber was a late scratching from the Santa Anita race, in which Unquestionable beat his reopposing stablemate Mountain Bear, on vets' advice in November. Unquestionable will be ridden by Wayne Lordan and Declan McDonogh partners Mountain Bear.

O'Brien did not declare Henry Longfellow, who is entered in the Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly on Sunday week, Igor Stravinsky or The Liffey.

Joseph O'Brien is represented with Atlantic Coast, a Group 3 winner at two who was a well-beaten favourite on his return at the same level at Leopardstown last month.

Andy Oliver runs Bright Stripes, who finished second to Atlantic Coast in the Killavullan Stakes last season and won the Listed Tetrach Stakes over course and distance this month.

The Jack Davison-trained Take Me To Church completes the field. He has won three of his last four starts but was only fourth when joint-favourite for a Leopardstown Group 3 last time.

The going is good to firm, good in places on the straight course and good, good to firm in places on the round course, with officials watering the track on Thursday.

Brendan Sheridan, clerk of the course at the Curragh, said on Thursday morning: "We were forecast three to four millimetres of rain on Wednesday but we only had one millimetre in the morning.

"The ground has tightened a little on the straight course so we're going to apply five millimetres of irrigation there, and some selective watering on the round course. It's forecast to be mainly dry before more persistent rain arrives on Saturday afternoon."

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Irish 2,000 Guineas runners and riders

Atlantic Coast Dylan Browne McMonagle
Bright Stripes Billy Lee
Haatem Jamie Spencer
Mountain Bear Declan McDonogh
River Tiber Ryan Moore
Rosallion Sean Levey
Take Me To Church Ronan Whelan
Unquestionable Wayne Lordan

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