Galileo Gold stands his ground for Curragh Galileo Gold, winner of the Qipco 2000 Guineas, heads a list of 13 horses left in the Irish equivalent at the confirmation stage. Should he be successful in the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday, then the Hugo Palmer-trained colt would emulate Gleneagles, who did the double 12 months ago. Gleneagles' trainer Aidan O'Brien is responsible for six of the big-race possibles. His half-dozen entries include Air Force Blue, who was a big disappointment as an odds-on favourite at Newmarket, trailing in 12th of the 13 runners. O'Brien has left in The Gurkha, impressive winner of the French 2000 Guineas, as well as Air Vice Marshal, Bravery, Lieutenant General and Shogun, as the Ballydoyle trainer seeks to lift the prize for an 11th time. Jim Bolger still has four hopefuls in Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial scorer Moonlight Magic, Herald The Dawn, Sanus Per Aquam and Theodorico. Kevin Prendergast's Awtaad and the Michael O'Callaghan-trained Blue De Vega, who were first and second in the Tetrarch Stakes at the Curragh earlier this month, complete the list.
