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[b]Aidan O'Brien has won this race on 11 separate occasions and has leading hopes again. There are strong challengers coming over from Britain, however, for a race that may provide punters with some early clues for next season's 2000 Guineas...[/b] O'Brien's leading Phoenix hope seems to be [b]Power[/b], currently heading the market and also featuring prominently in next season's [b]2000 Guineas[/b] betting 13.0. Power has given a good account of himself so far this season winning a five-furlong listed race at the Curragh before narrowly holding off Roman Soldier to land the [b]Coventry[/b] Stakes at Royal Ascot last time. He comes into the race with a progressive profile and, given his breeding, should have every chance of developing into an even more impressive three-year-old,...