3.07 Leopardstown, Listed, 4yo/up, 8fTTHE LION IN WINTER (IRE) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) is the star turn in this Listed Irish Stallion Farms EBF Heritage Stakes as Aidan O'Brien looks to provide him with an early confidence boost following a three-year-old campaign that remarkably yielded no wins. Favourite for the Derby at this stage last year, he ended up showing his best at seven furlongs and a mile with four placings at the highest level including a close third in the Breeders' Cup Mile.1.22 Leopardstown, Mdn, 3yo, f, 10fTPINK CORAL (IRE) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) is one of a trio from Ballydoyle and apparently the number one on jockey bookings with Wayne Lordan in the saddle in this increasingly-important maiden. A granddaughter of the 1,000 Guineas heroine Virginia Waters (Kingmambo) and half-sister to Galileo's Group 1 performers Queenstown and Rain Goddess, she is joined by the stable's once-raced Musical Chimes (Ire), another daughter of Wootton Bassett (GB) who is a half to the St Leger hero Continuous (Heart's Cry), and Camelot Queen (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) from a successful Cheveley Park Stud family. Others of note in this race won in recent times by Savethelastdance, Above The Curve and Tarnawa are the Flaxman Holdings homebred Serendipia (Ire) (St Mark's Basilica {Fr}), a Willie McCreery-trained daughter of the Matron Stakes heroine Fiesolana (Aussie Rules) and Skara Glen Stables' likely favourite Eretria (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), a Donnacha O'Brien-trained 420,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 graduate who was second at Dundalk at the start of the month.4.10 Newmarket, Mdn, 2yo, f, 5fTLADY JEMIMA (GB) (St Mark's Basilica {Fr}) is the third foal out of the Gredleys' high-class Pretty Pollyanna (Oasis Dream), whose juvenile debut was a successful one before she hit the heights in the Prix Morny and Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes. James Owen introduces the homebred, whose seven rivals are also out for the first time.4.45 Newmarket, Mdn, 3yo, f, 8fTSTAR OF HOPE (IRE) (Dark Angel {Ire}) is an intriguing newcomer for Godolphin and Charlie Appleby, being the 2.9million gns Tattersalls October Book 1 sensation who is a full-sister to the multiple Group 1 winner Charyn. She has plenty going for her from that angle, but is on the backfoot as far as racing experience is concerned with Cheveley Park Stud's So Regal (GB) (Kingman {GB}) having had a promising run at Chelmsford. The Gosdens have booked Ryan Moore for the daughter of Dansili's Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf heroine Queen's Trust as like Appleby they look for a third renewal of this since 2021.The post The Lion In Winter Returns In The Heritage appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.