Footsteps Favourite For Classic Double Footstepsinthesand has been installed as the 7-4 favourite by the sponsors to complete a Classic double in the Boylesports Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday. The colt´s handler, Aidan O´Brien, was the last trainer to achieve the feat when he saddled Rock Of Gibraltar to win both races three years ago. The Ballydoyle maestro is also responsible for Newmarket fourth Oratorio, Ad Valorem, Albert Hall, Dark Cheetah, Grand Central, Hills Of Arran and Showdance and his stable is 11-10 with Cashmans to lift the coveted prize. Footstepsinthesand took the UltimatePoker.com 2000 Guineas at Newmarket in good style by one and a quarter lengths from 100-1 shot Rebel Rebel, who is on course for a rematch at the weekend. Connections of the colt have paid out ?40,000 to add him to the field at the supplementary stage. Neville Callaghan´s charge belied his starting price to grab second place under Oscar Urbina. 'He´s fine, absolutely fine so we´ve supplemented him and we are going to take our chance,' Callaghan said. 'Everything is right so if we can stay sound and in one piece until the day we´ll be there. 'I knew he´d run well (in the 2000 Guineas). I didn´t say he´d be second but I thought we might get in the first six where there was prize money. 'It was a surprise to be second but I expected him to run better than 100-1 suggested. 'So I thought we´ve beaten some of these, we´ll take them on again. We´ve got prize money from second to play with although it´s a steep supplement. 'A good, stiff Curragh mile should be in his favour and if we can get in the first four we´ll get our money back.' ? PA Sport
