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A tactical Leopardstown conundrum but St Mark's Basilica is best equipped

St Mark's Basilica: impressive winner of the Eclipse at Sandown
St Mark's Basilica: impressive winner of the Eclipse at SandownCredit: Mark Cranham (racingpost.com/photos)

Saturday: 2.45 Leopardstown
Irish Champion Stakes (Group 1) | 1m2f | (3yo+) | ITV/RTE2/RTV

Just the four, but what a quality quartet we have. The three who matter have nine Group 1s among them and it will take something special from one of them to secure number ten.

The million-dollar question is who will set the pace? It has become so customary for a Ballydoyle pacemaker to try to set it up for one of their better-fancied stablemates in these Group 1s that it was assumed Aidan O'Brien would run something to secure a strong pace, but not this time.

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David JenningsDeputy Ireland editor

Published on 10 September 2021inPreviews

Last updated 18:27, 10 September 2021

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