Preview leopardstown 9th Aug

An intriguing renewal of the Ballyroan Stakes is the main course on Leopardstown's evening menu, and Aidan O'Brien will be hoping Treasure Beach can regain the winning thread in the Group Three prize.

Having landed the Irish Derby and Secretariart Stakes last year, the globetrotting four-year-old has struggled in three starts at the highest level overseas this year but the return to home soil and drop in class should help.

Light Heavy landed a hat-trick at this venue prior to his Irish Derby third behind Camelot and will make sure the Ballydoyle charge needs to be at the top of his game to succeed, while the versatile Galileo's Choice is certainly no back number after completing a Flat hat-trick with a comfortable Listed victory over two furlongs further here. Steps To Freedom and Massiyn add further spice.

The Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Handicap heads a competitive support card and Strandfield Lady is expected to make a bold bid under top weight in the nine-furlong contest.

Waltzing Cat, Zariyna and Lady Jack all arrive on the back of a victory, however, and represent stiff opposition, along with Queenscliff.

They don't come much more wide open than the 22-runner Leopardstown.com Handicap, but there is plenty to like about the chances of recent Galway maiden winner Maude Adams, who is open to plenty of further progress.

She will need to get the better of fellow improver Stuccodor, last-time-out scorer South South West and Rasputin, who has been knocking hard on the door.

The Foxrock Fillies Maiden gets the seven-race card underway at 5.25, in which Rigoletta and Susiecot bid to gain a deserved success after a number of near misses, while Sky Pilot has been in fine form so far in 2012 and looks sure to be thereabouts again in the closing Leopardstown Club Members Handicap.