Ballydoyle duo to test Blixen

Blixen, the John Oxx-trained filly who overturned the 1 to 5 Freud on her Curragh debut, is scheduled to try and follow up in tomorrow's Listed Flame Of Tara Tyros Stakes at headquarters, but will again be faced by a strong Ballydoyle challenge.

The Coventry Stakes third Modiglianai and Bonnard, third to the highly-rated Vacamonte at Newmarket, are set to take their chance in the seven-furlong contest which is also expected to attract the Jim Bolger-trained Derivative.

The feature, however, is the Group Three Meld Stakes where the Godolphin team are expected to run Easaar, who will be ridden by Willie Supple. Aidan O'Brien may be represented by both Alluring and Urban Ocean.

Oxx seems set to make his presence felt at this evening's Dundalk fixture and with John Murtagh engaged at Ascot, the former champion apprentice Shane Kelly can take full advantage by riding Masawara to a debut victory in the mile maiden.

The three-year-old daughter of Last Tycoon will not have to be anything particularly special to score here even with the presence of the 83-rated It Happens Now, who has had numerous opportunities to score before now.

No trainer has had their horses in better form than Frances Crowley in recent weeks and she can secure another victory courtesy of the topweight Amialone in the nine-furlong handicap. This one won over the course and distance last time from Colouring.

Another going for a course and distance double is Asas who beat Call Mary by a comfortable length and a half last time and should be up to following up in the handicap hurdle, while Shane Kelly could be on the double with Neglected. whose first run in 13 months was a reasonable fourth to Ginger Lily at Down Royal.