Moore takes back seat in Paris

RACING:RYAN MOORE has been Aidan O'Brien's "go-to" jockey in the big races so far this year, but the former British champion appears set to take a back seat in tomorrow's Group One Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris when he rides the apparent third-string of Ballydoyle's three runners at Longchamp.

Colm O’Donoghue keeps the mount on Treasure Beach after winning the Irish Derby and finishing a narrow runner-up on the horse at Epsom. Moore had previously won on the son of Galileo in the Chester Vase.

Séamie Heffernan finished second in the Irish Derby at the Curragh on Seville just over a fortnight ago and has also been declared to ride that colt at Longchamp.

That leaves Moore on O’Brien’s other hope, Marksmanship, winner of his Curragh debut, but well beaten on his only subsequent start at Royal Ascot in a Group Three.

Just seven have been declared for the €600,000 Grand Prix de Paris, but they include the French Derby winner Reliable Man and Bubble Chic, who was runner-up to him in the Prix du Jockey Club.

Moore will also ride John Dunlop’s Times Up in the Group Two Prix Maurice du Nieuil on the same Longchamp card.

Dunlop has elected to run his horse in France instead of in tomorrow night’s Challenge Stakes at Leopardstown. Times Up missed out on last month’s Curragh Cup due to the ground.

Niall McCullagh has been in good form in recent weeks and he can continue his winning run in the fillies handicap at Killarney this evening where Sceal Nua can follow up her Curragh victory last month under a 6lb penalty.

Jessica Harrington’s Takeyourcapoff, who found only Jumbo Rio too good for him over hurdles last time, can land the opening maiden.