Gleneagles is on course to try and become just the fourth horse since the turn of the century to complete the English and Irish 2000 Guineas double in Saturday’s Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh.

The Aidan O'Brien-trained colt is one of 16 in the list of entries for the opening classic of the Irish season. The trainer said on Tuesday morning: "Gleneagles has been in good form since Newmarket and we are looking forward to running on Saturday at the Curragh. We will decide a little later in the week what else we will run in the 2000 Guineas”.

Adding plenty of depth to the race is Britain’s champion trainer Richard Hannon, who intends running Ivawood, who was third behind Gleneagles at Newmarket, and possibly his stable companion Lexington Times, while Roger Varian’s Group 1 winning Dewhurst Stakes winner Belardo is another intriguing runner.

Ger Lyons is responsible for three of the 16 with Cappella Sansevero, Convergence and Endless Drama all left in ahead of Thursday morning’s declaration stage.

Also on Saturday there is the prospect of last season’s Horse Racing Ireland Horse of the Year Sole Power having his first run in Ireland since he finished second at the Curragh back in August 2011 as connections keep a close eye on ground conditions before deciding whether to go to the Curragh or Haydock on Saturday.

Sole Power may well be the headline act in the Group 2 Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes which still includes Tom Hogan’s globetrotting stable star Gordon Lord Byron and an interesting contender in last year’s Jersey Stakes winner Mustajeeb for Dermot Weld.

Following some showers on Tuesday the forecast is for a dry week at the Curragh. Racecourse manager Paul Hensey said: "The ground is yielding at the moment. We had 3.1mm of rain on Monday and a couple of heavy showers but the track is in great shape with the forecast from Tuesday night until the weekend for dry weather and to get warmer and more humid as the week goes on."