Battle Of Marengo laid down an early marker for the Investec Derby with a determined triumph in the P.W. McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes at Leopardstown.

Aidan O’Brien has mapped out an early-season plan for his dual Derby winner Camelot that will culminate with an appearance at Royal Ascot.

Light Heavy will go the Curragh route according to trainer Jim Bolger, following his emphatic success in the Group 3 P W McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes at Leopardstown.

IN this afternoon’s Abu Dhabi 2000 Guineas at the Curragh, punters have latched onto Kevin Prendergast’s Dunboyne Express as the most likely candidate to prevent the prestigious event going for export to Richard Hannon for the second successive year.

KEVIN Prendergast is looking to Dunboyne Express in his quest for a second success in the Abu Dhabi Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday.

Dairy farmer John Grogan is looking forward to seeing his pride and joy Katla return to action in the Leopardstown 1000 Guineas Trial on Sunday.

RODERIC O’CONNOR could make his return to action in the Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes on Sunday.

FRANK Ennis believes Sebastian Flyte is not a complete no-hoper in the Abu Dhabi Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday.

AIDAN O’Brien has blamed the testing conditions after a number of his high-profile youngsters failed to fire at Leopardstown on Sunday.

Connections of Noll Wallop are mapping out an ambitious plan for the colt following his impressive victory in the Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial.

TAKE a chance on Stunning View to kick-start Dermot Weld’s season by landing tomorrow’s Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial.

TRUST Mastercraftsman to reverse Newmarket form with Delegator in the Boylesports.com Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh today.

Recharge caused an upset by beating Dewhurst winner Intense Focus in the Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial at the Dublin track.

Up-and-coming trainer Andrew Kinsella takes on the battalions of Coolmore, Dermot Weld and Jim Bolger in the Leopardstown 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes on Sunday.

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.

amarinskaya upstaged her better-fancied stable companion Beauty Bright to take the Dimitrova 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes at Leopardstown.

AIDAN O’BRIEN and Kieren Fallon suffered a double reverse yesterday when Grand Central and Almighty were both well beaten at Leopardstown.

DERMOT WELD can add to his fine record at Galway the second day of the three day Autumn meeting.

THIS weekend’s Classic trials have attracted a bumper number of entries with some of last season’s leading juveniles engaged at Newbury, Thirsk and Leopardstown.

Refuse To Bend, a leading fancy for the Sagitta 2,000 Guineas, could bypass Newmarket and head instead for the Vodafone Derby, trainer Dermot Weld has said.

DERMOT WELD yesterday expressed surprise his Refuse To Bend figures so prominently in the market for the English 2,000 Guineas.