Moviesta set for Sapphire Stakes on Saturday Moviesta is set to have his first outing in Ireland since joining Eddie Lynam in Saturday's Invincible Spirit Sapphire Stakes at the Curragh. He made his debut for Lynam in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot and after running well for a long way, the lack of a recent outing took its toll inside the final furlong. Winner of the King George Stakes at Glorious Goodwood two years ago for Bryan Smart, Moviesta finished second in the same race 12 months ago and the five-furlong contest is on his agenda again. However, he will first head to the Curragh this weekend. "The ground looks like being fine for him, even if they get some rain," said part-owner Ritchie Fiddes. "Eddie says he'll run even if it's good to soft. We're hoping for good ground, if not quicker. "There were lots of positives to take out of Ascot as he was really settled in the preliminaries, but he was drawn one and just couldn't get any cover. "The race just came two or three weeks too early for him. Eddie would have loved to have got a run into him beforehand but ran out of time. "He's dropping back to five and that will stand him in good stead ahead of the return for his race at Goodwood, then he'll have plenty of options after that. "Even though we missed the first half of the season, the thing about being with Eddie is that it is a 12-month season and the aim is to take him out to Dubai again." Possible rivals include the Michael Dods-trained Mecca's Angel, with Fiddes well aware of her claims as every other horse he has in training is with the Darlington handler. He added: "There's every chance he could meet Mecca's, there was plenty of talk this morning."
