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.