Naas option for Amedeo Modigliani One-time Classic contender Amedeo Modigliani may make his long-awaited reappearance at Naas on Sunday. The Aidan O’Brien-trained four-year-old is one of 12 entries for the Listed Devoy Stakes over a mile and a quarter, as the new Flat turf season gets under way in Ireland. A son of Galileo, Amedeo Modigliani has not run since winning at Galway in August 2017 — missing the whole of his three-year-old season, having entered the winter as a leading fancy for the Investec Derby. Among the potential opposition is Dermot Weld’s equally lightly-raced filly Hazel Bay. The once-raced Luceita is one of two possibles for Jim Bolger in the Group Three Lodge Park Stud EBF Park Express Stakes. Owned by Godolphin, the daughter of Dawn Approach looked promising on her sole three-year-old start when winning at the Curragh. Blandford Stakes runner-up Who’s Steph features for Ger Lyons, while Group Three victor Yulong Gold Fairy represents Weld. There are 32 entries for the Tote Irish Lincolnshire, including the Bolger-trained Theobald, who has been in good form at Dundalk this year but is also in the Devoy Stakes.
