A TOTAL of 38 horses have been entered for the Group 1 Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron Stakes which will be one of the highlights on the opening day of Longines Irish Champions Weekend at Leopardstown on Saturday, September 12th.

The €300,000 event has attracted 11 entries from Britain, including Rizeena who chased home local heroine Fiesolana in last year’s memorable renewal. Clive Brittain’s four-year-old finished second to David O’Meara’s Amazing Maria in the Duke Of Cambridge Stakes at Royal Ascot last month. Cursory Glance won the Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh on Irish Champions Weekend last year and she could yet represent Roger Varian.

There are three entries from France including the French 1000 Guineas winner Ervedya, trained by Jean-Claude Rouget, who edged out Aidan O’Brien’s Found and Jim Bolger’s Lucida to win the Group 1 Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot. Ervedya is unbeaten in three starts this season and could be joined by her stable companion Avenir Certain and the Alain de Royer-Dupré-trained Cladocera, who was third behind Amazing Maria at Royal Ascot.

The home entry is headed by David Wachman’s Legatissimo, the winner of the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket in May and the narrow runner-up in both the Epsom Oaks at Epsom and the Group 1 Sea The Stars Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday. Jim Bolger’s team of four entries is led by Lucida while Found, Together Forever, Kissed By Angels and the unbeaten Fluff and Words look best of Aidan O’Brien’s entries.

Fiesolana gave trainer Willie McCreery his first Group 1 victory when winning the race last year and he has entered Devonshire, his Irish 1000 Guineas third, while Dermot Weld has put both Brooch and last Friday night’s wide margin Curragh winner Eshera in the race. John Oxx could be represented by My Titania.

Entries: Alive Alive Oh (T Stack), Amazing Maria (D O’Meara), Avenir Certain (JC Rouget), Avenue Gabriel (P Deegan), Bold Lass (D Lanigan), Brooch (D Weld), Cladocera (A de Royer-Dupre), Euro Charline (M Botti), Evita Peron (R Beckett), Gratzie (M Channon), Integral (Sir M Stoute), Iveagh Gardens (C O’Brien), My Titania (J Oxx), Ramone (W Farrell), Rizeena (C Brittain), Cursory Glance (R Varian), Devonshire (W McCreery), Elusive Approach (J Bolger), Ervedya (JC Rouget), Eshera (D Weld), Fadhayyil (C Hills), Fluff (A O’Brien), Found (A O’Brien), Irish Rookie (M Meade), Kissed By Angels (A O’Brien), Legatissimo (D Wachman), Letters Of Note (M O’Callaghan), Lucida (J Bolger), Mainicin (J Bolger), Military Angel (M O’Callaghan), Outstanding (A O’Brien), Queen Nefertiti (D Wachman), Raydara (M Halford), Sperry (J Gosden), Steip Amach (J Bolger), Tamadhor (K Prendergast), Together Forever (A O’Brien), Words (A O’Brien).