O'Brien enters five in Great Voltigeur

Published at Aug 11, 2011, 13:19

The Aidan O'Brien trained Seville tops 16 six-day acceptors for the sportingbet.com Great Voltigeur Stakes at York on Wednesday.

Seville was second in both the Irish Derby and Grand Prix de Paris on his last two starts.

O'Brien has five other entries, Admiral Of The Red, Apache, Freedom, Marksmanship and Regent Street, in a race which is a key trial for the Ladbrokes St Leger.

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