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Preview leopardstown 25th Oct

Royal Navy Ship swerves the Racing Post Trophy in favour of an assignment closer to home.

The $500,000 son of War Front made a sparkling debut to beat stablemate Jacobean at the Curragh, but the runner-up heads to Doncaster, with Aidan O'Brien preferring to keep Royal Navy Ship at seven furlongs for Leopardstown's Group Three Killavullan Stakes.

The Ballydoyle handler is also responsible for the battle-hardened pair Ask Me Nicely and Cocoon, with the field completed by the Sheila Lavery-trained Cork winner Mandamus and Jim Bolger's maiden Steip Amach.

Dermot Weld has won the Trigo Stakes four times since 2008, three times with Famous Name, and the same Khalid Abdullah colours will be carried this time by Vote Often, who hasn't been seen since making the frame in the Irish 1,000 Guineas.

Weld saddles Starlet as well, while Ebasani, Afonso De Sousa and Answered are others to consider.

Ruler Of The World's brother Giovanni Canaletto went into plenty of notebooks when showing much of the family talent on his Navan introduction, and he will know much more of what is expected of him in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden.

The fillies' version of that race kicks off proceedings at 2.05, with David Wachman's Off Limits striving to confirm the promise of a pleasing start at the Curragh just under a fortnight ago.

Laviniad struck at Cork last week and Willie Mullins gets her out again quickly for the ultra-competitive Leopardstown Handicap, which also features fellow last-start victor Fiscal Focus, as well as other unexposed three-year-olds Illusive and Champagne Or Water.

Dundalk winners Private Party and Liffey View tackle a host of handicap debutants in a very tricky www.leopardstown.com Nursery, while The Fox Tully turns out for the Leopardstown Club Members Handicap just two days on from going under in a tight finish at Navan.