Name and Sea to clash Famous Name will have to beat no less a rival than Born To Sea when he aims to secure his first Group Two win in Sunday's Keeneland Royal Whip Stakes at the Curragh. Successful 11 times at Group Three level, and 18 times in all, Dermot Weld's seven-year-old has been predictably prolific again this season in adding four more races to his haul. Born To Sea, the half-brother of Sea The Stars, will provide the most serious of tests after finishing just two lengths behind Camelot in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby. Previously fourth in the St James's Palace at Royal Ascot, trainer John Oxx will now ask the colt to deliver at the interim distance of 10 furlongs. Just two others are in the field, with Aidan O'Brien stepping the lightly-raced Warwick Avenue up in class after wins in a maiden at the Kildare course and in a conditions event at Fairyhouse. Bob Le Beau, who finished last in Thursday's Ballyroan Stakes at Leopardstown, has also been declared.
