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‘Apricot’ can leave another sweet taste for Ger Lyons and Colin Keane

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‘Apricot’ can leave another sweet taste for Ger Lyons and Colin Keane

The Curragh is the only venue on a quiet weekend of Irish racing. The Ger Lyons-trained Apricot Twist is one of the favourites in today's Group Three Heider Family Stables Round Tower Stakes (2.30). The other runners are Treasure Trove, Paddy Twomey's juvenile, Ocean Quest, Shelton and Massaman. Aidan O'Brien makes a Grade One bid in the Sword Dancer Stake (10). The richest prize of this weekend is Padd Power Supporting Cancer Trials Ireland Irish Cambridgeshire (4.15). It's €100,000 and the winner is 9/1.

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