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It's Irish Derby day at the Curragh on Sunday, and fast-forward to Saturday and you can see another Derby winner in the shape of Workforce, who goes for the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown...


Sunday June 26

There is Flat racing in Britain due to take place at Salisbury and Windsor on Sunday, while there is also an interesting NH card slated for Uttoxeter where the best race is the three-and-a-half-mile Summer National.

Over in Ireland, the Curragh is the venue for the third day of the Irish Derby festival, and the highlight is the Irish Derby itself. The market is headed by Carlton House, who will be attempting to reverse Epsom form with Treasure Beach, while the likes of Memphis Tennessee, Native Khan and Seville also represent the English Derby form. The best race on the supporting card at the Curragh is the Group 2 Railway Stakes over six furlongs for two-year-olds. Aidan O'Brien has won the race in the past with some of his best juveniles and he has a strong entry this year which includes the Coventry winner Power.


Monday June 27

Pontefract and Wolverhampton are the venues for afternoon racing on the Flat on Monday, while Musselburgh and Windsor take over for the evening action.


Tuesday June 28

There are three Flat meetings scheduled to take place in Britain on Tuesday: at Brighton and Hamilton in the afternoon and at Southwell in the evening. Stratford plays host to a summer jumping card in the evening, when there is also Flat racing at Sligo in Ireland.


Wednesday June 29

Jumping predominates on Wednesday afternoon with meetings set to take place at Perth and Worcester. On the Flat front, they race at Catterick in the afternoon and Chepstow and Kempton in the evening. The day's best race takes place in Ireland where the Group 3 Brownstown Stakes over seven furlongs for fillies and mares is the highlight of a seven-race card at Fairyhouse.


Thursday June 30

Haydock and Yarmouth on the Flat and Perth over jumps are the venues for racing in the afternoon on Thursday, while it's Epsom and Newbury on the level in the evening. Over in Ireland there will be a seven-race evening card at Leopardstown that includes the listed Golden Fleece Stakes for two-year-olds over seven furlongs.


Friday July 1

There are two listed races on the card at Sandown on the first day of July, when there is also afternoon action at Doncaster and Warwick to go with evening racing at Beverley and Haydock.


Saturday July 2

Saturday promises to provide one of the potential highlights of the Flat season in the shape of the mile-and-a-quarter Group 1 Eclipse Stakes at Sandown. Last year's Derby and Arc winner Workforce is reportedly an intended runner as he bids to add a 10-furlong Group 1 to his record and he is set to clash with the top-class ex-Australian horse So You Think, who lost little caste in defeat in the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot. There is no shortage of quality on the rest of the card at Sandown, that includes the Group 3 Sprint Stakes over five-furlongs, a couple of listed races and a trio of highly competitive handicaps.

There is also quality racing at Haydock on Saturday where the feature event is the Group 2 Lancashire Oaks, though the big betting handicap of the day is the Old Newton Cup. Both races take place over a trip just short of a mile and a half. Beverley and Leicester also play host to racing on Saturday afternoon, as do Carlisle and Nottingham in the evening.


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