THERE are 15 contests between Bellewstown and Wexford tonight and the discerning punter will certainly give the vast majority of them the proverbial swerve.

RUBY WALSH returns to action with two rides at the first stage of Bellewstown this evening.

TED WALSH likened the absence of Sea The Stars from Sunday’s Irish Derby at the Curragh to the Cheltenham Gold Cup without Kauto Star.

THE Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh tomorrow centres very much on whether John Oxx decides to allow Sea The Stars to take his chance.

YOU would have to say that the line-up for Sunday’s Irish Derby at the Curragh is entirely predictable.

THE four-runner BBQ Night At Tipperary Race offers the best chance of showing a profit at Tipperary tonight.

ANOTHER weekend in Ireland where the emphasis is on quantity, and lots of it, with very little pretension towards quality.

CUAN Na Grai, taken out twice of late because of quick ground by Paul Nolan, found conditions to his liking in the Festival 18th and 19th July Hurdle at Tipperary last night.

AS long as the ground remains on the good side, Kevin Prendergast’s Moiqen can land the Listed Martin Molony Stakes at Limerick tonight.

LOOKS as if Ballydoyle may have unearthed another iron horse in the shape of Mastercraftsman.