Sunday, Curragh, post time: 15:55, TATTERSALLS GOLD CUP-G1, €300,000, 4yo/up, 10 1/2fTField: Almaqam (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Bay City Roller (Ire) (New Bay {GB}), Edward Hamilton (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), Green Impact (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Royal Rhyme (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Saddadd (Ire) (Pinatubo {Ire}), Tiberius Thunder (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Minnie Hauk (Ire) (Frankel {GB}).TDN Analysis: There should be no stopping Minnie Hauk after her smooth re-entry in the Mooresbridge, given what we now know about her achievement in making Daryz pull out all the stops in the Arc. There isn't anything in this line-up that could hold a candle to the monster from the Aga Khan Studs and, likeable as the English challengers Almaqam, Bay City Roller and Saddadd are, we have seen time and time again how large the gap is from Group 2 and Group 3 company to the level at which the Ballydoyle filly operates. With her pacemaker Edward Hamilton able to take her a long way, this should prove an ideal warm-up for the real test of her character and ability at Royal Ascot next month. [Tom Frary].Sunday, Curragh, post time: 16:30, TATTERSALLS IRISH 1,000 GUINEAS-G1, €290,000, 3yo, f, 8fTField: Abashiri (GB) (Frankel {GB}), America Queen (Ire) (Havana Grey {GB}), Beautify (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Black Caviar Gold (Ire) (Havana Grey {GB}), Hope Queen (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Kensington Lane (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Magny Cours (Ire) (Awtaad {Ire}), Pivotal Attack (GB) (Pinatubo {Ire}), Precise (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Sinmara (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Sukanya (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), True Love (Ire) (No Nay Never).TDN Analysis: With Ryan Moore getting off Precise and on to True Love, the suggestion is that the brains at Rosegreen have shifted their thinking as to the pecking order. It wasn't that long ago that Aidan O'Brien was describing last year's Fillies' Mile and Moyglare Stud Stakes winner Precise as an “incredible filly” and now she can't even get the first-choice jockey, which owes much to the manner of True Love's victory at Newmarket. This is another stamina test, possibly different to the last, but the way the imposing 1,000 Guineas winner is going about her job at the moment suggests she can go on improving. It's always hard to look past the best of Ballydoyle on this weekend and especially so here, with some dubious stayers in America Queen and Sukanya in opposition and Abashiri looking like one who will need further to show her best. Kensington Lane has a squeak on her Athasi win, as she is unexposed at a mile and has a progressive profile. [Tom Frary].Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France, post time: 15:50, PRIX CORRIDA-G2, €119,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 10 1/2fTField: Light The Ghost (Ger) (Waldgeist {GB}), Santagada (GB) (Soldier Hollow {GB}), Sunly (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Euboa (Fr) (Soldier Hollow {GB}), Modern Light (Fr) (City Light {Fr}), We'll Defend (Fr) (Zelzal {Fr}), Aventure (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}).TDN Analysis: Last term's G1 Prix Vermeille heroine Aventure has competed at the highest level in half of her 14 career starts and will head postward returning off a third to Daryz in last month's G1 Prix Ganay. Juddmonte's dual Group 3 winner Sunly, who boasts a four-from-five record, poses a threat, as does five-time Group 3 winner and G1 Preis der Diana (German Oaks) sixth Santagada. Lightly-raced TDN Rising Star We'll Defend makes her fourth start here and comes back off a defeat of Indalimos and Tajlina in the Listed Prix Zarkava in early April and is also worthy of consideration. [Sean Cronin].Sunday, Curragh, post time: 15:20, LANWADES STUD STAKES-G2, €78,000, 4yo/up, 8fTField: California Dreamer (GB) (Mehmas {Ire}), Carolina Jetstream (GB) (Pinatubo {Ire}), Celestial Orbit (GB) (No Nay Never), City Of Memphis (Ire) (Sioux Nation), Francophone (GB) (Study Of Man {Ire}), Hey Boo (GB) (Iffraaj {GB}), Jancis (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}), One Look (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}), Princess Child (Fr) (Dariyan {Fr}), Quebec (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}), Sindria (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), Stateira (Fr) (Persian King {Ire}).TDN Analysis: Gifted the perfect pace and ground scenario in the Dahlia, Jancis duly delivered but it all has to fall right again and there is no guarantee of that. City Of Memphis is even less-exposed and was admirably straightforward as well as classy when stamping her authority on the Mutamakina at Leopardstown last time. She may have the edge over stablemate One Look, back in the race in which she chased home Porta Fortuna 12 months ago en route to finishing third in the Prix de l'Opera. [Tom Frary].Sunday, Curragh, post time: 14:15, KILKEA CASTLE MARBLE HILL STAKES-G3, €42,000, 2yo, 6fTField: Alaskan Bear (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), Carry The Flag (Ire) (No Nay Never), Edward Thatch (Ire) (Blackbeard {Ire}), Great Barrier Reef (Ire) (No Nay Never), Immortal Guard (Ire) (Persian Force {Ire}), Lars Soldier (Ire) (Soldier's Call {GB}), Otherworldly (Ire) (Persian King {Ire}), Brazilian Diva (Ire) (Earthlight {Ire}).TDN Analysis: Ballydoyle's course-and-distance-winning TDN Rising Star Great Barrier Reef is the central focus here and everything points to him providing Aidan O'Brien with a 14th renewal. Given that the last four were Albert Einstein, Blackbeard, Fairyland and Caravaggio, if he follows the script it's very likely we will see him make his mark at the highest level before too long. He is joined by the stable's Naas scorer Carry The Flag but it is clear that he is the main man here. Amo took this with Arizona Blaze two years ago and provide potentially the main threat in Blackbeard's impressive Cork maiden winner Edward Thatch, who is part-owned by Giselle De Aguiar and who would be providing a positive ending to a rollercoaster week. Robson De Aguiar also saddles the course-and-distance maiden winner Immortal Guard, another son of a first-crop sire in Persian Force who is not owned by Amo for extra spice. [Tom Frary].Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France, post time: 14:33, PRIX HOCQUART-G3, €73,200, 3yo, 11fTField: Varandir (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}), Baroud (GB) (Frankel {GB}), Chamali (GB) (Time Test {GB}), Jabracadabra (Fr) (Cracksman {GB}), Zaramix (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}), Wiki (GB) (Make Believe {GB}).TDN Analysis: Francis Graffard trainee Varandir is undefeated in two starts and comes back off wins at this venue and Lyon Parilly in April. Chamali has a similar two-for-two record having saluted at Chantilly in December and here on sophomore return last month. The twice-raced Wiki is the only contender with black type in the books, having hit the board in last month's Listed Prix de Suresnes, and the gelded Jabracadabra has bagged his last three starts. Andre Fabre has won this seven times and is represented by Saint-Cloud maiden winner Baroud, while Stall Perlen's Zaramix was 5 1/2 lengths adrift of Wiki last time. [Sean Cronin].Sunday, Hoppegarten, Germany, post time: 16:10, DIANA-TRIAL-G3, €55,200, 3yo, f, 10fTField: Alsterperle (Ger) (Reliable Man {GB}), Antigua (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}), Believe In Me (Ger) (Intello {Ger}), Ginger Cat (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), Gua Lipa (Fr) (Cloth Of Stars {Ire}), Salonglaenzende (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}), Santa Catarina (Ger) (Zarak {Fr}), Soreanga (Ger) (Siyouni {Fr}).TDN Analysis: All eight retain tickets to August's main event at Dusseldorf, with this month's G3 Schwarzgold-Rennen victrix Santa Catarina and last term's Listed Junioren-Preis winner Soreanga the main players here. The pair met at Mulheim on debut in August with the former registering a 2 1/4-length verdict. Others of note include last season's G3 Preis der Winterkonigin winner Alsterperle, who had earlier run second to Believe In Me in the Listed Winterkonigin-Trial, and the one-for-one maiden winners Antigua and Ginger Cat. [Sean Cronin].Sunday, Tokyo, Japan, post time: 15:40, YUSHUN HIMBA (JAPANESE OAKS)-G1, ¥323,670,000, 3yo, f, 2400mTField: Mitsukane Venera (Jpn) (Maurice {Jpn}), Lay Classic (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}), Alankar (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}), Long Tall Sally (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}), Realize Luminous (Jpn) (Silver State {Jpn}), Longing Celine (Jpn) (Maurice {Jpn}), Stunning Lady (Jpn) (Benbatl {GB}), Smart Priere (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}), Trinity (Jpn) (Saturnalia {Jpn}), Star Anise (Jpn) (Drefong), Ametista (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}), Dream Core (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}), Enne (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}), Sorpassare (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}), Ange de Joie (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}), Juryoku Pierrot (Jpn) (Orfevre {Jpn}), Sweet Happiness (Jpn) (Real Impact {Jpn}), Laughterlines (Jpn) (Al Ain {Jpn}).TDN Analysis: Star Anise is the established superstar in the line-up following her impressive win in the G1 Oka Sho (Japanese 1,000 Guineas), but the big question here is whether she has the stamina for the markedly longer trip. Both her pedigree and style of racing suggest give cause for concern on that score, whereas chief market rival Laughterlines shaped like a filly who would relish the extra distance when winning the G2 Flora Stakes over 2,000 metres at this course last time. She appeals as perhaps the most likely winner, with the unexposed Juryoku Pierrot also making the shortlist, alongside a couple of also-rans from the Oka Sho. Dream Core finished only ninth there but has the ability to get involved if rediscovering her best form, while Alankar, a daughter of the 2016 Yushun Himba scorer Sinhalite (Deep Impact), should also appreciate going up in trip after her fifth-place finish at Hanshin. [Adam Houghton].Sunday, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, post time: 16:05, STANDARD CHARTERED CHAMPIONS & CHATER CUP-G1, HK$13,000,000, 3yo/up, 2400mTField: Romantic Warrior (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), Deep Monster (Jpn) (Deep Impact ({Jpn}), Cap Ferrat (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}), Rousham Park (Jpn) (Harbinger {GB}), Numbers (NZ) (Tivaci {Aus}), Ka Ying Generation (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}), Winning Wing (NZ) (Preferment {NZ}), Gentlemen Legacy (Aus) (Showtime {Aus}), Romantic Thor (Justify).TDN Analysis: The redoubtable Romantic Warrior has only raced over this 2,400-metre distance on one previous occasion and that was when he was beaten in this race in 2023. His rivals will be looking at that as a potential chink in his armour but, in pure form terms, he's so far ahead of the rest that he should be good enough to get away with it, even if the trip does stretch him to his very limit in his quest to secure Hong Kong's Triple Crown. If there is a horse in the field to deny Romantic Warrior a 15th career Group 1 win, then it could be Japanese raider Deep Monster, who took the notable scalp of Goliath when last seen winning the G2 H.H The Amir Trophy in Qatar. Cap Ferrat finished third in this race 12 months ago and looks a contender for minor honours once again following his runner-up finish in the G1 Champions Mile here last time. [Adam Houghton].Monday, Cologne, Germany, post time: 16:40, COOLMORE CITY OF TROY GERMAN 2000 GUINEAS-G2, €125,000, 3yo, c/f, 8fTField: Aktivist (Ger) (Victor Ludorum {GB}), Asker (Ger) (Aclaim {Ire}), Lord Clover (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}), Lost Signal (Ire) (Lucky Vega {Ire}), Loucas (Ger) (Best Solution {Ire}), Nardos (Ger) (Kodiac {GB}), Shayem (ire) (King Of Change {GB}), Silver Impact (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), Simply Best (Ger) (Best Solution {Ire}), Sonic Boom (Ger) (Zelzal {Fr}), Title Role (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}).TDN Analysis: The international quartet holds all the aces in Germany's first Classic of the year with the Francis Graffard-trained G3 Prix de Guiche second Lord Clover and the race sponsor's G3 Greenham fifth Title Role joined by Forz Europe's dual winner Lost Signal and Listed Silver Tankard winner Shayem, who ran fourth in this month's Listed Dee Stakes last time. The home defence is chiefed by G3 Dr Busch Memorial victor Asker, who defeated Loucas, Sonic Boom and Simply Best in that Krefeld feature, and he is joined by his Henk Grewe stablemates Nardos and Silver Impact. [Sean Cronin].Monday, Hannover, Germany, post time: 15:50, GROSSER PREIS DER HANNOVERSCHEN VOLKSBANK – PREIS DE NEUEN BULT-Listed, €30,000, 3yo, f, 11fTField: Alpenveilchen (Ire) (Zarak {Fr}), Amy Van Lips (Ger) (Rip Van Lips {Ire}), Chista (Fr) (Isfahan {Ger}), Lady Evi (GB) (Masar {Ire}), Quibia (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}).TDN Analysis: This G1 Preis der Diana trial appears to be at the mercy of G3 Schwarzgold-Rennen third Alpenveilchen, who is the only one of five with a black-type stamp in the book. She is opposed by three-for-four Polish import Lady Evi and the once-raced maidens Amy Van Lips, Chista and Quibia. [Sean Cronin].Click here for the complete fields.The post Black-Type Analysis: True Love Eyes Guineas Double appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.