Two of Ireland's finest flat racing horses set to go head to head at the Curragh on Sunday

The stars of Irish racing will be in action at the Curragh this weekend for the Longines Irish Champions Trials Weekend meeting with Order Of St George the headline act on Saturday.

Aidan O’Brien’s latest Ascot Gold Cup winner heads the field for the Group 3 Palmerstown House Estate Irish St Leger Trial where he will take on the Dermot Weld-trained Charming Kitten, who himself is an eight time winner in America.

Also on Saturday, the Longines Fegentri race will feature lady riders from eight individual countries.

On Sunday the Group 3 Kilfrush Stud Royal Whip Stakes promises to be a fascinating renewal with Tattersalls Gold Cup winner Fascinating Rock taking on Epsom Derby runner-up US Army Ranger while also among the seven declared is the Derrinstown Derby Trial winner, Moonlight Magic, the highly rated Endless Drama for Ger Lyons and Ken Condon’s stable star Success Days.

Aidan O’Brien’s Royal Ascot winners Churchill and Brave Anna head the Group 2 Galileo European Breeders Fund Futurity Stakes and the Group 2 Breast Cancer Research Debutante Stakes respectively. O’Brien will saddle three runners in the Futurity Stakes but face stiff opposition from his son, Joseph, who saddles Arcada and Jim Bolger who has declared Radio Silence. In the Debutante Stakes O’Brien will bid to win the race for an 11th time and is responsible for three of the nine declared runners with Hydrangea and Goodwood winner Rhododendron joining Brave Anna in the field.

Sunday will also see President Michael D. Higgins with a runner on the card as Aimhirgin Lass is declared to run in the concluding Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap. The first of eight races on Sunday is off at 2.15pm and Saturday’s seven race card begins at 1.40pm.