Vadeni faces Mishriff rematch in Irish Champion Stakes

Vadeni will take on Mishriff and Luxembourg in a classy renewal of the Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on Saturday.

Jean-Claude Rouget has targeted his three-year-old Vadeni at the 10-furlong contest since he beat his elders in the Eclipse at Sandown.

That day he held off the late thrust of John and Thady Gosden's Mishriff, who many considered to be slightly unlucky in running at Sandown, and he will have another crack at the favourite.

Luxembourg was Aidan O’Brien’s big three-year-old hope of the season having gone unbeaten at two. Having run such a promising race when third in the 2000 Guineas, he unfortunately picked up an injury which kept him off the track until a winning return last month.

O’Brien also runs Stone Age, the choice of Ryan Moore in the Derby when sixth, and stable stalwart Broome, who counts the Hardwicke Stakes and Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud on his CV.

Onesto is another French challenger. Fifth to Vadeni in the French Derby, he broke his Group One duck in the Grand Prix de Paris last time out.

The William Haggas-trained Alenquer, winner of the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh earlier in the season, completes the field.