O'Brien takes three to Chicago

Racing Powerscourt will lead a strong Aidan O'Brien team to Chicago on Saturday night as he tries to gain some Arlington Million…

RacingPowerscourt will lead a strong Aidan O'Brien team to Chicago on Saturday night as he tries to gain some Arlington Million compensation.

The five-year-old was controversially thrown out of first place by the stewards in last year's race when ridden by Jamie Spencer.

However, Powerscourt will ridden by Kieren Fallon this time and will travel to the USA on the back of a second in the Scottish Derby at Ayr last time.

O'Brien confirmed yesterday he will also be represented in the other Grade One races on the card with the Cork winner Mona Lisa taking part in the Beverly D Stakes and the Derby failure Grand Central running in the Secretariat Stakes.

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O'Brien also nominated Ace as his likely representative in tomorrow week's Juddmonte International.

Emmet Butterly has made a good impression in his short career to date and could score the first double of his career at Ballinrobe tonight.

Man Of Aran provided Michael Halford's apprentice with his first ever winner at Leopardstown and could go in again in a tricky claimer while Glencalry is at the right end of the weights in the nine-furlong handicap. Comeragh Star has topweight in the auction maiden, but showed enough on his Cork debut to make him a real contender.

Brian O'Connor

Brian O'Connor

Brian O'Connor is the racing correspondent of The Irish Times. He also writes the Tipping Point column