O'Brien 'rolls the dice' with Atsila Donnacha O'Brien's Atsila is set for another crack at Group 1 glory with a trip to France on the agenda. She made a winning start to her career in shedding her maiden tag in Bellewstown before successfully stepping up to Group 3 company in the Athasi Stakes at the Curragh. Subsequent Group 1 assignments saw her unplaced in the Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh and in the Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket, but O'Brien is now eyeing top-level success in France. He said: “She’s going to go to the Prix Rothschild (at Deauville) on Sunday week. “She’s a Group 3 winner and there are pretty much no Group 2s that suit, so we said we’d roll the dice and have another go at a Group 1 with her. “She came out of Newmarket very well. She’s in good form and has been working well.” Additional reporting by Gary Carson
