Master trainer Aidan O'Brien told Donn McClean all about his star acts for Leopardstown and The Curragh when our man visited him at his Ballydoyle base.
Auguste Rodin, Kyprios, Los Angeles, Bedtime Story, Lake Victoria, Henri Matisse and Ylang Ylang are all on course to run, plus he gives updates on Fairy Godmother, The Lion In Winter and, of course, City Of Troy.
The Irish Champions festival takes place at Leopardstown (Seoptember 14) and The Curragh (September 15)