Ryan Moore booked rides on Irish Guineas weekend

Ryan Moore has a plethora of fancied rides across the two-day Irish Guineas weekend.

Ballydoyle's retained rider is among the best in the world and has a selection of really nice chances at the Curragh this weekend, headlined by Gstaad.

The Aidan O'Brien-trained three-year-old takes his chance in the feature Irish 2000 Guineas that takes place on Saturday.

Although Moore's mounts for Sunday are not absolutely set in stone, he looks set to get the leg up on Minnie Hauk in the Tattersalls Gold Cup before having a crack at a second Classic success aboard True Love in the Irish 1000 Guineas.

Saturday

13:20 - Sergei Diaghilev

Having to split a trio of O'Brien contenders in Saturday's opener, Moore has come down on the side of unraced two-year-old Sergei Diaghilev.

By the late Wootton Bassett and out of an unraced Galileo mare, this colt is bred to be extremely smart.

He is a full brother to one-time winning three-year-old Endorsement who boasts some extremely smart form behind Derby contenders Benvenuto Cellini and James J Braddock.

Endorsement managed to get off the mark at the second time of asking as a juvenile and, his brother, Sergei Diaghilev will surely be seen to best effect over a longer trip than the six furlongs he is faced with on debut.

15:05 - Commanche Brave

Moore's second ride of the day also comes aboard a son of Wootton Bassett, however this time, will be favoured by the sharp six furlongs at the Curragh.

Commanche Court has come back in trip after flirting with trips at seven furlongs and a mile but his last outing did come over the frenetic six at Sha Tin.

Running in the Chairman's Sprint Prize, Donnacha O'Brien's colt faced off against one of the greatest sprinters ever seen in Ka Ying Rising, meaning that the six-length defeat is no blot on his copybook.

It's probably more fair to view his performnace through the prism of Satona Reve and, in that case, the one-and-three-quarter-length deficit puts him right in the mix here.

Ina quirk of the prize money system, should he win on Saturday, the £80,000 he gained for finishing fifth in Hong Kong last time out is more than he'll earn for success here.

15:40 - Gstaad

Now for the big one.

Gstaad is out to avenge his runner-up to Bow Echo in the Guineas at Newmarket with success in the Irish equivalent, less than a month later.

The front two pulled very far clear over the Rowley Mile that day and his nearest market rival here, Distant Storm, trailed eight lengths behind him last time out.

For three of the last four seasons the runner-up from the Guineas has gone onto win the Irish 2000 Guineas and Gstaad is 1/2 to follow in their footsteps.

16:15 - Causeway

Closing out the card for Moore on Saturday is a nice ride aboard Causeway in the Group 3 Gallinule Stakes.

The very first renewal of this race, ran in 1977, was won by two-time Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Alleged, however, its standing in the calendar has fallen somewhat in the years since.

There are reasons as to why Causeway could break the mould, though. Victorious on each of his last three starts, he produced a career best at this track last time when getting the run of the race to beat Andab in the Tetrach Stakes.

Sunday

13:45 - Sun Goddess

Sun Goddess maybe surprised the O'Brien team when a head second to Carry The Flag on debut at Naas earlier this month and Moore opts to ride her over the other Ballydoyle runners.

Both Snowing and Heaven's Glory, ridden by Wayne Lordan and Jack Cleary respectively, are unraced, giving Moore's filly an advantage on the experience front.

14:15 - Great Barrier Reef

Extremely impressive when winning a six furlong maiden under Moore at the Curragh in April, Great Barrier Reef takes his first steps into Group company when contesting the Marble Hill Stakes on Sunday.

Caravaggio, Siskin and Blackbeard have all won this within the last decade and the winner usually goes onto bigger and better things.

A full brother to 2019 Superlative Stakes winner Mystery Power, he is bred to be classy and could be at his best as a two-year-old.

14:45 - White Sand Beach

White Sand Beach was well beaten when pitched into Group company last time out and is yet to get off the mark in five visits to the track.

Handicaps now beckon for the son of Dubawi and there can be a case made that, on bits and pieces of his form, he might be able to defy a mark of 85.

However, many of his better efforts have come on a slower surface, so he will be hoping for a bit of cut in the ground.

15:20 - Quebec

Moore's only spare ride of the day comes aboard Quebec, who is an outsider in the Lawnades Stud Stakes.

Finishing five lengths behind City Of Memphis last time out, she reopposes with that rival, and has a fair bit to find on the bare form.

15:55 - Minnie Hauk

The Tattersalls Gold Cup has yet again thrown up a high class renewal and Moore gets the plum ride on odds-on favourite Minnie Hauk.

Taking on the likes of Saddadd and Almaqam, she is clear on ratings but is certain to be tested. Although she has been uber consistent throughout her career, there in a nagging doubt over the trip here, with some believing that she might be vulnerable to a real good one at 1m2f.

16:30 - True Love

True Love was extremely impressive when winning the 100 Guineas three weeks ago and she has earned favouritism heading back home to Ireland.

She was sent off at 5/1 when winning the first British Classic of the season, with Precise 9/5F, however, the market has flipped with the pair set to reoppose on Sunday.

Precise underperformed that day but plenty of improvement is expected here given she has a run under her belt and she may be able to get a little closer this time around.

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