Leopardstown 2000 Guineas Trial latest Connections of Noll Wallop feel the colt will appreciate a stiffer test of stamina than the one he will face in Sunday's Leopardstown 2000 Guineas Trial over a mile. Having finished fourth in a maiden won by the classy Chabal on his debut, Tommy Stack's three-year-old opened his account with a hard-fought success at the Curragh back in October. The Stack team are in great heart after an opening day four-timer at the Curragh last weekend, and the trainer's son and assistant Fozzy said: "We just want to get him started and ideally he probably wants a mile and a quarter or even a mile and a half." "The ground will probably be soft enough for him as well, but we need to get a run into him and we'll see how it goes. He's done well over the winter and strengthened up nicely, but he will definitely be going over further than this later in the season." Kevin Prendergast saddles Famous Warrior but believes the Aidan O'Brien trio of Black Quartz, Fighting Brave and Viscount Nelson set a high standard. "He runs at the weekend and is in good shape, but it's a very hot looking race," Prendergast told At The Races. "Mr O'Brien has three in it and they are all highly rated, but we're hoping for a good run from our horse." Jim Bolger's Free Judgement and the Dermot Weld-trained Stunning View are also among the nine declared.
