O'Brien to saddle 9 in 2000 Guineas

Racing: Steinbeck and Jan Vermeer head nine Aidan O'Brien entries for the Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday.

Racing:Steinbeck and Jan Vermeer head nine Aidan O'Brien entries for the Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday.

The master of Ballydoyle has also left in Fencing Master, Air Chief Marshal, Dynasty, Encompassing, Fighting Brave, Purple Heart and Viscount Nelson.

Canford Cliffs and Xtension, second and third behind Makfi in the 2000 Guineas at Nemarket, feature among a strong British raiding party.

The rest of the entry is completed by Ralph Beckett's Oasis Dancer and the Peter Chapple-Hyam trained pair of Morana and Zaahy.

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Jim Bolger is triple-handed with Carraiglawn, Free Judgement and Sunday's Navan winner Shintoh.

Tommy Stack's promising colt Noll Wollop, John Oxx's Keredari and the Frank Ennis-trained Sebastian Flyte complete the 20 acceptors.