Starspangled takes aim at Mercury25th October 2012
Aidan O'Brien is looking to see a much improved performance from Starspangledbanner in the Mercury Stakes at Dundalk on Friday evening.
The multiple Group One winner has failed to recapture those glory days since returning to O'Brien from a failed spell at stud, but the Ballydoyle handler feels he is coming back to something like his best.
O'Brien aims to run him in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint next week, so a big performance is needed to realise those dreams.