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Roses heading to Doncaster

Roses For The lady pictured
winning at Navan in April
Healy Racing PhotosThe John Oxx trained Roses For The Lady is on target for the £100,000 DFS sponsored Park Hill Stakes at Doncaster next week.

Oxx revealed today: “I would say Roses For The Lady is a likely runner in the DFS Park Hill Stakes. Obviously, she likes soft ground, which she is not going to get but I would say we are quite likely to run her at Doncaster - it would be nice to get a drop of rain.

Boylesports to sponsor National Stakes

Kingsfort (right) winning the 2009 National Stakes
Healy Racing PhotosBoylesports were today announced as sponsor of the National Stakes. The Group 1 contest takes place on Saturday 11th September as part of a star studded line up of races, which also features The Irish Field St Leger.

This is another positive boost for the €200,000 race, following news that leading two year old Pathfork is likely to be supplemented into the seven furlongs contest.

The National Stakes is one of the premier races for two year olds in Europe, with recent winners including New Approach, Teofilo, George Washington and Sinndar.

O'Brien aiming for Group One treble

Big Saturday for Aidan O'Brien
Healy Racing PhotosAidan O'Brien bids for a remarkable Group One treble in the space of just over an hour in Britain and Ireland tomorrow.

The Ballydoyle trainer has fancied runners in all three feature races with bookmakers Stan James quoting him at 14-1 to do the hat-trick.

That figure is the outsider of the four possibilities with one win the favourite at evens. It is 9-4 against him drawing a blank or picking up two of the lucrative prizes on offer.

Murtagh feels Rip has improved

Rip Van Winkle
Healy Racing PhotosJohnny Murtagh has sent out a warning to Rip Van Winkle's Irish Champion Stakes rivals that he feels his mount could be an even better horse now than he was when scoring at York last month.

The Galileo colt opened his account for the campaign by showing a blistering turn of foot to land the Juddmonte International on the Knavesmire, getting up late in the day to deny Twice Over by half a length.

Matron start of autumn campaign for Bethrah

Bethrah
Healy Racing PhotosBethrah starts what could be a fascinating autumn campaign when she returns to action in the Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus Matron Stakes at Leopardstown on Sunday.

The Dermot Weld-trained filly has not raced since getting up in the dying strides to land the Irish 1000 Guineas at the Curragh in May.

Although connections believe neither the distance nor the ground will be perfect, they are keen to get the daughter of Marju back on the racecourse.