Cirrus plan Cirrus Des Aigles could head to Epsom for the Investec Coronation Cup for which there are 35 entries. Trained in France by Corine Barande-Barbe, he is the highest-rated horse in training and was only beaten a length and three quarters by the mighty Frankel when the pair met in the Group One QIPCO Champion Stakes at Ascot in October. The seven-year-old landed two Group One events last season but has not run since sustaining a slight leg injury while being prepared for the Hong Kong Cup in December. Barande-Barbe revealed: "The Investec Coronation Cup is a possible option for Cirrus Des Aigles. I don't know where or when I am going to start him off this year so I just wanted to have a door open. "It might be too hard a race to try and win first time out so we will have to see if we can do anything before then but the horse will tell me when he is ready to run. "He is well at the moment and has totally recovered from his injury but I just want to give him time. I think he can do really well this season and that is why I want to take it slowly with him because when you give horses time, they don't age. "The Champion Stakes at Ascot will be his big target again this year and we will also look at the King George. "I don't feel pressure training him but I just want to do the best by the horse and give him the best chance of success." St Nicholas Abbey is another notable entry having won the Epsom showpiece for the last two years. He landed Saturday's Sheema Classic at Meydan and is one of nine entries for Aidan O'Brien. Parish Hall, trained by Jim Bolger, is the other Irish-trained entry and has not run since winning the Group One Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket in October, 2011. Dunaden and Prix de l'Opera heroine Ridasiyna are other entries from France whole a Godolphin team of three Ridasiyna emerged as one of Europe's leading middle-distance fillies last season with a comfortable success in the Group One Prix de l'Opera in October. Godolphin's three entries are headlined by Encke, who lowered the colours of Camelot in last season's Ladbrokes St Leger, and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe third Masterstroke.
