DESPITE the continued uncertainty over the participation of Sea The Stars in Saturday’s Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes, William Hill have installed him as their 10-11 favourite.

Despite the continued uncertainty over the participation of Sea The Stars in Saturday’s Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes, William Hill have installed him as their 10-11 favourite.

GER LYONS’ Reggae Rock is fancied to shrug off top weight in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Auction Maiden at Dundalk this afternoon.

THE Korean Racing Authority Tyros Stakes has produced its share of stars in recent seasons and the Aidan O’Brien-trained Cape Blanco produced an impressive display to land last night’s renewal at Leopardstown, a performance which stamped him another potentially high-class colt.

Albertus Maximus has won the inaugural running of the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile under a cool ride from Garrett Gomez.

Breeders’ Cup Classic favourite Curlin was further shortened in the market following the draw for Saturday’s £5m main event.

AN ENCOURAGING draw for Aidan O’Brien’s Duke of Marmalade saw the five-time Group One winner shortened in the market for Saturday night’s $5 million (€3.82m) Breeders’ Cup Classic.

DUKE Of Marmalade is back into favouritism for the Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes after he was declared for the Leopardstown heat.

Duke Of Marmalade and New Approach will lock horns for a second time after both horses were declared to run in the Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on Saturday.

Leading bookmakers have suspended betting on Saturday's Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown due to a rush of money for New Approach.

Cuis Ghaire suffered her first defeat in four starts when Rip Van Winkle pounced in the Tyros Stakes at Leopardstown.

THE much improved Ezima can land the Listed Ulster Bank NorthEast Carlingford Stakes at Dundalk tonight.

EXPERIENCE gained over the course and distance at the Festival should give Wassily Kandinsky the edge in the Irish Stallion Farms 2-Y-0 Maiden at Galway today.

Vanderlin will face nine rivals when he goes for gold in the Ballycorus Stakes at Leopardstown tomorrow.

POLAR CALL looks the bet of the weekend in the first division of the Rendez-vous Maiden Hurdle at Navan tomorrow.

THE exciting Noel Meade-trained Cleni Boy can take the INH Stallion Owners’ EBF Novice Hurdle at Cork tomorrow.

HURRICANE RUN and Ouija Board could be set for a fascinating clash in Saturday’s Baileys Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown.

AIDAN O’BRIEN’S Holy Roman Emperor heads 135 entries for the £250,000 Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket on October 14.

Race For The Stars spearheads a four-strong Aidan O’Brien entry in Sunday’s Desmond Stakes at Leopardstown.

LORD ADMIRAL is fancied to score over ten furlongs for the first time in the Group Three Meld Stakes at Leopardstown this evening.

An Tadh benefited from a fine front-running ride by Johnny Murtagh to claim the Ballycorus Stakes at Leopardstown this evening.

Electrocutionist impressed on his debut for Godolphin when charging home in the Group Three Maktoum Challenge III at Nad Al Sheba.

Clive Brittain’s Kandidate and Robbie Osborne’s Latino Magic head the English and Irish challenge in Thursday night’s Group Two Al Fahidi Fort over a mile on the Nad Al Sheba grass.

MOTIVATOR is “highly unlikely” to run in Saturday’s Baileys Irish Champion Stakes if the ground remains firm at Leopardstown.

GEORGE WASHINGTON is the choice to land the Independent Waterford Wedgwood Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh tomorrow, although here’s one who wouldn’t be tripping over himself to take the odds-on offers of the off-course layers.

Solskjaer and Tropical Lady, separated by a head in the Royal Whip Stakes 12 months ago, clash again in the Group Two contest over a mile and a quarter at the Curragh on Sunday.

Soviet Song won a thrilling battle for the Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus Matron Stakes at Leopardstown yesterday as Attraction narrowly failed to exact revenge.

Dermot Weld’s globetrotting star Vinnie Roe is to contest the Ballyroan Stakes at Leopardstown on Sunday, a race he has won for the past two years.

AIDAN O’BRIEN and Jamie Spencer left the disappointment of Antonius Pius’ display in yesterday’s July Cup at Newmarket readily behind them when the exciting Excalibur proved far too good for his rivals in the Festival Race at Tipperary last night.

TARAKALA, the only three-year-old in the field, can strike a blow for the younger generation by landing the Listed Martin Molony Stakes at Limerick tonight.

Cairdeas, an ante-post gamble for the Vodafone Derby, will face five rivals when lining up for the Airlie Stud Gallinule Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday.

DERMOT WELD and Pat Smullen can combine to land the first two races at Tipperary this evening with the once-raced pair, Misty Heights and Favourite Nation.

CHAMPION jockey Paul Carberry took the honours at yesterday’s bank holiday meeting at Naas, registering a double on Alpha Rhythm and Harry The Ear in the two hurdle events on the card.