William Haggas is likely to run Addeybb at the Curragh this weekend, with a forecast hot and dry spell in England putting his initial Coral-Eclipse plan on hold.

Haggas was favouring a crack at next month’s Sandown Group 1 for his Royal Ascot winner if the ground was soft enough.

But with the weather set to warm up significantly in the coming weeks, the Newmarket trainer has had a rethink – and Addeybb is on course instead go for the Group 3 Dubai Duty Free Full Of Surprises International Stakes at the Curragh on Saturday.

Haggas said: “With the weather predicted to be warm and dry in England, there is a likelihood that Addeybb will now go to Ireland on Saturday and not the Eclipse.”

The winner of last year’s Lincoln and Group 2 bet365 Mile at Sandown returned to winning form with a vengeance in the Listed Wolferton Stakes, in which he clearly relished Ascot’s rain-softened ground.

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