AIDAN O’Brien’s Ballydoyle team is gearing up for an autumn full of top-notch international targets - starting on home soil with a squad of A-listers for the Irish Champions Festival on September 9th and 10th.

Dual Derby hero Auguste Rodin will seek redemption for his King George blowout when lining up in the feature Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes, joined by last year’s Leopardstown star Luxembourg.