The Red Mills Unraced Bitch Stake series, run in conjunction with the individual track supporters’ clubs, continues be a great success, and last Friday night’s victory for Badminton Rossa, in the Youghal renewal, was further testament to that.

Following in the paw-prints of 1990 winner Adraville Bridge and 2003 champ Nikita Billie, Midtown Raffa gave trainer Mossy O’Connor a third Laurels success with a thoroughly authoritative display in Saturday night’s decider at Curraheen Park.

The first prize on offer in the Laurels could be decided on Saturday night as the three remaining bitches in the stake have all been drawn in the same heat.

Although unproven over the trip, Cooly Jane gets the nap selection to take tonight’s seventh race, an A2 550.

A very tough card greets patrons at Curraheen Park tonight but Kathrynspinefern gets the nap selection to make the most of a winning opportunity in the opening race.

The Sporting Press Irish Oaks has reached the semi-final stage and both heats look ripe for an upset, with the likelier types poorly drawn.

Although the quarter-finals of the Sporting Press Irish Oaks topped Saturday’s programme at Shelbourne, the greyhound most were looking forward to seeing was Droopys Nidge, who had produced the fastest ever debut in Ireland when posting 28.09 in the first round of the ECC Timber Champion Puppy Stake.

In Smoke Pixie’s absence Cabra Millie, College Maybe and Borna Gem head the market for the Sporting Press Irish Oaks and the trio have managed to avoid each other in tonight’s quarter-finals.

The second round of the Sporting Press Oaks dominates tonight’s action and Airforce Diva remains a strong favourite for outright honours following a superb opening-round success.

Tonight’s second semi-final of the McCarthy Insurance Group Cork Oaks at Curraheen Park looks tailor-made for Lass Cause, who should prove too good for her rivals and therefore earns the nap selection.

Paul Hennessy dominated Saturday night’s opening round of the Cork Oaks, taking three of the four heats.

The first round of the McCarthy Insurance Group Cork Oaks take place at Curraheen tonight and Priceless Spark rates nap material in the third of the four heats.

PUPPY OAKS champion Droopys Twirl, is the likely favourite for the Sporting Press Irish Oaks which starts at Shelbourne tomorrow night.

THE greyhounds of the year will be honoured at a lunchtime function in Limerick on Sunday, March 7th and the nominations for the various awards were selected at a meeting in Shelbourne Park last week.

AERIAL VIEW can enhance his already superb strike-rate by taking the Open 525 at tonight’s benefit meet at Curraheen Park, in aid of Erin’s Own GAA Club.

KILKENNY BABY, the only unbeaten runner in the event going into the decider, duly came up trumps in the final of the McCarthy Insurance Group Cork Oaks at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.

CHEROKEE LADY, recent winner of the Tyrur Ted Champion Bitch Stakes at Galway, was turned over in heat 3 of the opening round of the McCarthy Insurance Group Cork Oaks at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.

NEVER GIVE UP can make a triumphant return in the Open 525 at tonight’s benefit meeting at Curraheen, in aid of Ballygarvan GAA Club.

FAT BUDGIE stands out in the Rochestown Park Hotel Stakes final at Curraheen Park tonight.

PAUL HENNESSY may have had a blinder at Shelbourne but the opposite was the case at Curraheen Park where he had a mini disaster in the McCarthy Insurance Group Cork Oaks semi-finals.