Irish Champion could be on cards for Famous Options have opened up for Famous Name following his easy victory in the Listed Woodies D.I.Y. Celebration Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday. The Dermot Weld-trained colt, second to Vision D'Etat in the French Derby last year, appreciated the rain-softened ground and drew clear to beat Jumbajukiba by five lengths. "Famous Name was impressive and did it in a good time, it was very, very pleasing," said Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager to owner Prince Khalid Abdullah. "That was over a mile so we will have to seriously consider his options. I think he likes a bit of cut in the ground, and I don't think there is much doubt about that. The main thing is that he was absolutely spot-on yesterday and it was a seriously good performance. "I talked to Dermot at some length last night and we need to see how the horse comes out of it, but the Irish Champion Stakes might come into it. The options look a bit more open now after a performance like that, which is quite encouraging."
