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Sean OBrien has regained his place at openside flanker for Irelands keenly-anticipated rematch with New Zealand in Dublin.The 29-year-old admitted he did not fully agree with his omission from Irelands historic victory over the All Blacks in Chicago on November 5.OBrien was left out of that game with Ireland fearing the Leinster flanker was not quite 100 per cent ready for Test match intensity following long-term hamstring trouble.Now the bullocking back-rower will start his first Test since Irelands 10-9 defeat to France in February, where his latest injury problems started.Head coach Joe Schmidt has named an otherwise unchanged line-up from the XV that claimed the 40-29 victory over New Zealand, Irelands first win over the All Blacks in 111 years of trying.Josh van der Flier will cover back row from the bench, leaving no spot in the 23 for Peter OMahony. The Munster flankers omission is totally understandable yet also extremely harsh for one of Irelands most committed and trusted performers.We thought it was probably better that Sean start than come off the bench, said Schmidt of his selection of OBrien over van der Flier. He needs to feel himself into the game a little bit, to get a run straight from the warm up into the game.Whereas Josh has been fit and with us for a bit longer. Obviously was in Chicago, spent that time with us and did such a job off the bench, that his versatility and engine at the end of the day might serve us well.OMahony has spent the last few months stepping up his recovery after the knee ligament surgery that cut short his World Cup in 2015. The 27-year-old was deemed not quite ready for the Chicago encounter, and has missed out once again.The influential Conor Murray has beaten a hamstring niggle to start at scrum-half, while fit-again Iain Henderson takes a seat on the bench. Ulster lock Henderson has been given the nod to cover lock from the replacements, with Leinsters young gun centre Garry Ringrose also squeezing onto the bench.We just want to focus on our own performance, try and use Chicago as a reference point. I dont think there was any arrogance or disrespect from them last time. We have huge respect for them, said Schmidt.?I dont think you can get a tougher test. I think they are unhappy obviously, having gone 18 games unbeaten. They were quite outspoken to continue that (winning streak) through to the end of the calendar year and they will want to get back to that.We have shown at times that we have got over that, added Johnny Sexton of Ireland needing to back up the result. Last year we beat South Africa and Australia back to back but that is performance drives. 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She made another cross-country trip after the two most demanding outings of her career in the Coaching Club American Oaks and Alabama at Saratoga to compete on a new surface that is deeper than what she is generally accustomed to, against an opponent in Cathryn Sophia who might have been the best she had yet faced, and who had home court advantage.Test? Ha. What a joke.Songbird walked away from the Cotillion with her 11th blowout victory from as many career starts, her 10th graded stakes win, and her seventh Grade 1 stakes score. Oh yeah, Songbird also negated any scenario there might have been in regard to her claim on the 3-year-old filly championship. Another divisional title is hers. It doesnt matter what happens in the Breeders Cup when it comes to that.Cathryn Sophia, as fine a filly as the Kentucky Oaks winner is, isnt in the same league as Songbird. She had perfect early striking position, but had no answer when asked on the far turn, and wound up third, beaten a staggering 12-1/2 lengths.I feel bad for Cotillion runner-up Carina Mia because in almost any other year, she would be a prime candidate for a divisional championship. But for 3-year-old fillies, this is not any other year. Anyway, Carina Mia set the pace Saturday, just as she did in the CCA Oaks, and was as game as you could want a horse to be. But Carina Mia, who was beaten by 5-1/4 lengths in her first try against Songbird, finished 5-3/4 lengths away from her this time.As noted, Songbird had to work hard in her two victories at Saratoga, even if she won those races by lopsided margins. Her Cotillion, however, was anything but demanding. Songbird never appeared to draw a deep breath. That makes her a scary proposition going forward, as does the fact that this one-time front-runner has become so adept at rating kindly just off the early lead.Songbird now sets her sights on the Breeders Cup Distaff, and a meeting with three-time champion Beholder, and last years Eclipse Award winning 3-year-old filly Stellar Wind. The Distaff will be a classic autumn battle between a very special 3-year-old and truly top-class older opponent. It will be, in a word, sensational.Pennsylvania Derby result flatters ArrogateSaturdays other big race was the Pennsylvania Derby, also at Parx, and the big winner out of that event was Arrogate. And Arrogate didnt even run in the Pennsylvania Derby.Arrogate, the eexplosive winner of the Travers, had his path to the 3-year-old male championship cleared somewhat by the losing performances in the Pennsylvania Derby from Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist, and Preakness and Haskell winner Exaggerator.dddddddddddd.Yes, Arrogate now has a clearer path to a divisional title even if the Travers was his first and only start in a stakes race. Before Saturday, Arrogate probably would have had to have also won the Breeders Cup Classic to be champion 3-year-old male, and a Classic win could well make him Horse of the Year, too, depending on how California Chrome performs. But now, after the repeated failures of Nyquist and Exaggerator, maybe Arrogate only has to run well in the Classic, and not necessarily win, to take his divisions title.The other reason why Arrogate was the symbolic winner of the Pennsylvania Derby is four of the 12 starters in the race came out of his Travers, and three of them finished first, second, and fourth, beaten just a neck for third.I dont want to give short shrift to Pennsylvania Derby winner Connect and runner-up Gun Runner, who finished that way thanks to the significant edge in ground saved by Connect (yes, unlike the other 11-1/2 months of the year, there was absolutely nothing wrong with the rail at Parx on Saturday). But the Arrogate influence, and the losses by Nyquist and Exaggerator were, in this instance, of equal import.Nyquist finished sixth Saturday, beaten five lengths, without any excuse whatsoever. He worked out the most perfect stalking trip that you could have drawn up for him, looked like a potential winner nearing the stretch, only to run out of gas late. He seems far removed from the impressive form he showed winning the Kentucky Derby, and though he might remain a divisional title contender despite three straight losses, he has become an unpalatable one.Exaggerator was dismal yet again on a dry track Saturday, finishing seventh, seven lengths behind Nyquist. And despite his wins in the Preakness, Haskell, and Santa Anita Derby, all achieved in the slop, its difficult, for me, taking Exaggerator as a serious Eclipse Award contender. Not when he has been so heavily reliant on wet tracks plus golden pace setups, and not with losses in the Belmont Stakes, Travers, and now Pennsylvania Derby that were just plain dreadful.Finally, since we talked about Arrogate flattery, lets also mention that Drefongs Kings Bishop victory got a boost with the result of the Gallant Bob Stakes on the Cotillion undercard.The two starters of 11 in the Gallant Bob who came out of the Kings Bishop -- Noholdingback Bear and Mind Your Biscuits -- ran first and second. Noholdingback Bear was clearly best in victory, and is an intriguing sprint prospect on any surface. ' ' '