O'Brien 14/1 To Land Saturday Group 1 Treble.

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Tomorrow is a big day for the Ballydoyle set up, with fancied runners in all three Group 1 contests taking place, at Leopardstown and Haydock. Bookmaker Stan James, who are offering £25 in free bets to new customers, quote odds of 14/1 about the stable pulling off the treble, comprising Haydock's Betfred Cup, and Leopardstown's Matron Stakes and Irish Champion Stakes. O'Brien is represented by Starspangledbanner and Lillie Langtry in the first two events, but has three chances of landing the latter with Rip Van Winkle, Cape Blanco and Beethoven. The bookmaker has Starspangledbanner as 7/4 favourite to win his third Group 1 6f sprint of the season and Lillie Langtry is 3/1 for her second Group 1 mile prize. Those odds, in effect, make O'Brien a 4/11 shot to land the Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes with his three runners. With stable jockey Johnny Murtagh set to partner Rip Van Winkle at Leopardstown, the mount on Starspangledbanner has gone to Colm O'Donoghue who is thrilled with the prospect saying: " I sit on him at home every day. He knows me better than I know myself. " I'm delighted to get the ride and so happy that the boss has given me the chance. I'ts a great race and he's a very good horse."

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