Italy to prove he can rule on British soil

ITALY (2.25, nb) can fly the flag for Aidan O'Brien in the Tattersalls Acomb Stakes on day one of York's Ebor Festival.

- By The Scout (Melissa Jones)

By Wootton Bassett out of a sister to the trainer's 2020 Derby winner Serpentine, the juvenile cost 200,000 guineas. He made the perfect start at Leopardstown by staying on for a short odds success under jockey Wayne Lordan.

Green in defeat during a chaotic renewal of Newmarket’s Superlative Stakes, Italy should have learned plenty from his first experience of British racing to get the job done here.

O'Brien, right, and Ballydoyle’s number one jockey Ryan Moore go again in the Sky Bet Great Voltigeur Stakes with dual Classic titleholder Lambourn. But he has to give 5lb to one of three others from the stable, a twice-raced son of super sire Galileo called STAY TRUE (3.00).

The Westerberg silks were in the winners’ enclosure a year ago with Los Angeles and this year's hope has not run for 101 days.

When last seen he was a highly promising second to another member of the team Puppet Master in the Lingfield Derby Trial.