Leopardstown

Last year's Goodwood Cup and St Leger winner SCANDINAVIA came through a Navan test with comfort and faces a straightforward task en route to the Gold Cup. Leinster beat Dallas Star at the Curragh last season and can reverse Navan form with that rival, whose race fitness was probably a factor in taking the runner-up spot. Le Destrier, who makes his Irish debut after an absence of almost two years, could be interesting in the longer term. [Alan Sweetman]