Donnacha O’Brien sends his colt Proud And Regal to the Derby Trial Stakes after the three-year-old had a brilliant debut season last year. He won three times last term, here at Leopardstown, Curragh and Saint-Cloud to round off his season. Two of his successes were in grouped company, with his Saint-Cloud win coming in a group one contest.
He also finished second and third in two other grouped contests and now arrives here back in group three company for this Leopardstown race. Steps up to 1m 2f now which isn’t expected to be an issue and it would be surprising if he’s not there at the end.