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'It's a massive week - this is what Sheikh Joaan and everybody is striving for'

Ebro River: could return to the Curragh for the National Stakes on Sunday
Ebro River: could return to the Curragh for the National Stakes on SundayCredit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)

Al Shaqab Racing own three of the top six juveniles in Britain and Ireland on Racing Post Ratings and are braced for a “massive week” with Phoenix hero Ebro River, Gimcrack scorer Lusail and Molecomb winner Armor potentially in action.

Hugo Palmer will decide in the coming days whether to send Ebro River – the second highest-rated juvenile on Racing Post Ratings and a son of the owners' Guineas hero Galileo Gold – back to the Curragh for Sunday’s Goffs Vincent O’Brien National Stakes, while the Richard Hannon-trained Lusail and Armor have big-race targets at Doncaster’s St Leger festival.

Perfect Power's RPR of 115 earned in the Prix Morny at Deauville last month remains the top performance by a juvenile this campaign.

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