Aidan O’Brien will have four contenders in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh on Sunday. The confirmation came through a statement on the Coolmore website on Wednesday afternoon, detailing Ballydoyle’s plans for the Classic.

O’Brien’s quartet includes Los Angeles, Grosvenor Square, Euphoric, and The Euphrates, all set to compete in the mile-and-a-half race. Following his victory with Auguste Rodin last year, Ryan Moore will aim for back-to-back wins aboard Betfred Derby third Los Angeles. Declan McDonagh will ride Euphoric, while Wayne Lordan and Dylan Browne McMonagle will handle Grosvenor Square and The Euphrates, respectively.

Agenda and Chief Little Rock are expected to be withdrawn when declarations are made on Friday morning. With O’Brien’s four horses, he will cover half of the eight-runner field. The remaining competitors include Keeper’s Heart, trained by Ger Lyons; David Menuisier’s Sunway; Roger Varian’s Matsuri; and James Fanshawe’s ante-post market leader, Ambiente Friendly, following his strong second to City Of Troy at Epsom.

The Coolmore statement read: “With declarations for this Sunday’s renewal of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby due on Friday morning, Ballydoyle have confirmed that Los Angeles, Grosvenor Square, Euphoric, and The Euphrates will all likely take their place.

Los Angeles will look to make it back-to-back successes in the Classic under Ryan Moore following Auguste Rodin’s authoritative win in 2023. Declan McDonagh will ensure a good even pace aboard Euphoric with Wayne Lordan and Dylan Browne McMonagle aboard the other pair. With the request that Ballydoyle run four in the race and with four other likely starters, this will hopefully ensure field size to support the World Pool.”