WILTSHIRE trainer Richard Hannon expects the stiff nature of the Curragh to bring out the best in Shifting Power, who has been supplemented for the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas.

The colt defied his 50-1 price in the market to finish fourth, beaten only three lengths by stablemate Night Of Thunder in the first Classic of the season at Newmarket.

While Night Of Thunder heads for the St James's Palace at Royal Ascot, Shifting Power will meet Guineas second Kingman again on Saturday, but Hannon, who has bases at Everleigh and Herridge near Marlborough, hopes more emphasis on stamina in Ireland can help his Free Handicap winner repay connections' faith.

"We supplemented. He ran very well in the English Guineas to finish fourth and was running on," Hannon told At The Races.

"I think the track will suit him at the Curragh. It doesn't suit us too much that Kingman's going, but there you go.

"He has to go, we can go up to a mile and a quarter later on but I think he's well worth his chance and if he finishes in the (first) three, we get our money back. I think the track will really suit him.

"Our Guineas is always the best race, the champion two-year-old ran and just because our horse won at 40-1 people think something went wrong.

"Our horse (Night Of Thunder) started over on the far side with Kingman and ended up on the near side. I'm not saying he's going to go through the season unbeaten, but I don't think there was much fluke about it."

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