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Article: Rip Van Winkle set for Ascot
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- The Irish Times
- Article date:
- September 22, 2009
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THE CHANCES of Rip Van Winkle returning to action in Saturday's
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot look to be improving and he
remains Aidan O'Brien's number one hope for the Group One mile
highlight.Ireland's champion trainer left five entries in the race
at yesterday's forfeit stage which could yet turn out to be a
potentially explosive clash between racing's two superpowers.
Godolphin are planning to run the Celebration Mile runner
Delegator against their Ballydoyle rivals, while also listed among
the 11 entries are Dermot Weld's Famous Name, the Hamdan Al Maktoum
pair, Aqlaam and Ghanaati, and John Gosden's Lockinge winner
Virtual.
As expected O'Brien has left in both Rip Van Winkle and ...