GOING descriptions in Ireland have long been a major bone of contention, but the topic reached a new low at Limerick last night.

THE Dermot Weld trained Notable Graduate toyed with the opposition on the way to landing the Curragh Racecourse Members’ Maiden at Tipperary last night.

DAHINDAR proved his liking for Dundalk’s all-weather surface when landing the featured www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap at the Louth venue last night.

Stand To Attention gave Paul Deegan his biggest pay day when scooping the pool in the Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction Sale Stakes at Fairyhouse.

RAJIK completed a hat-trick when producing a gutsy performance in the listed Ardilaun Hotel Oyster Stakes at Galway yesterday, getting up close home to foil fellow joint-favourite Address Unknown by a head.

BEWITCHED is to go on the trail of Group 3 success following her threequarter length win, under Johnny Murtagh, from Swiss Diva in the Listed Sweet Mimosa Stakes over six furlongs at Naas last night.

SEAMUS Heffernan provided Aidan O’Brien with a short-priced double in the early two-year-old action at Naas last night, as odds-on favourites Queen Of Troy and Rudolf Valentino triumphed by a total of eleven lengths.

JIM BOLGER’S Radharcnafarraige ran out a ready winner of the Group Three Coolmore Stud Fillies Stakes at Naas yesterday to set herself up for a tilt at the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot.

ADAJAL, in the colours of JP McManus, completed a quick hat-trick when landing the Oran Handicap Chase in impressive style at Roscommon last night.

THE Dermot Weld-trained Anaverna earned a valuable bracket when making virtually all to land the Irish Stallion Farms Fillies Maiden at Wexford last night.

CASUAL CONQUEST, who has the Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe in his sights, can take the Group 3 Meld Stakes at Leopardstown tonight, on his way to Paris.

JOHNNY Murtagh completed a superb treble at Leopardstown last night, highlighted by Cabaret’s convincing, all-the-way win in the featured, Group 3 Silver Flash Stakes.

IN-FORM Ger Lyons brought his seasonal tally to twenty-five when Beat Surrender and Kinetic Quest provided him with a double at Naas last night.

DERMOT WELD’S Moving Heart, who had threatened more than was delivered in three previous runs, put it all together to produce a smooth performance in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Maiden at Limerick last night.

KALDERON made it two from two over fences when capturing the Grade 3 Kilbegnet Novice Chase for Tom Hogan and Paul Carberry at Roscommon yesterday.

JOCKEYS Robert Power and Fran Berry shared the riding honours when recording doubles at rain-soaked Naas yesterday.

DAVID MCCABE notched his first winner since returning to Ireland in February of last year when the Aidan O’Brien-trained Song Of Hiawatha proved a shock all-the-way winner of he concluding Irish Stallion Farms Race at Navan yesterday.

ON Sunday, Davy Russell had an afternoon to forget at Killarney, but redressed the balance aboard Farmer Brown in the Laurels’ Bar Hurdle back at the track last night.

EDWARD O’GRADY went to Aintree yesterday to supervise Ned Kelly’s bid for glory in the John Smith’s Foxhunters Chase.

FERNELEY, “the best horse I’ve ever trained,” according to his trainer, Frank Ennis, showed all the right qualities to win the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Race at Tipperary last night.

OWNER John Brennan, on the mark at Ballybrit with Cuan Na Grai in the Galway Hurdle and twice with Diego Garcia, completed a memorable week when the Willie Mullins-trained Man On The Nile ran away with the Mallow Hurdle at Cork yesterday.

ALWAYS The Groom, successful at Ballinrobe two days ago, has to get the nap in the Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap at Naas tonight.

THE Michael Halford trained Nastrelli looked a horse with a bright future when proving far too good for his rivals in the Kop Maiden at Tipperary last night.

EDDIE HALES, based at Dundrum, Co Tipperary and one of the more colourful characters in the game, enjoyed a welcome turn when Public Reaction sprang a 16-1 surprise in the two mile October Race at Thurles yesterday.

DENIS O’REGAN, hero of Ansar’s Galway Plate victory, continued to avail of Paul Carberry’s enforced absence when sharing a double with trainer Noel Meade at Down Royal yesterday, partnering Naples and Irish Blade to victory.

THE season’s leading apprentice, Chris Hayes, achieved another milestone in his blossoming career when recording his first treble, at odd of 791/1, at Gowran Park last night.

THE David Wachman trained Heatseeker, a son of Giant's Causeway, made it two from two with a decent effort in the Irish Stallion aFarms' EBF Race at Tipperary last night.

KIEREN FALLON, suffering from a sore neck, missed Cork yesterday and was replaced aboard Beauty Bright in the opening Coolmore Stud Choisir EBF Maiden by Ballydoyle apprentice, Sean Levey.

BEHKIYRA is set to line up for the Irish Oaks at the Curragh in two weeks time following a classy performance in the Martin Molony Stakes at Limerick last night.

THERE are solid reasons for thinking Tyholland is capable of a first visit to the winner’s enclosure at the end of the Coca Cola Maiden Hurdle at Downpatrick this afternoon.

RORY CLEARY, fresh from finishing top flat jockey jockey at the Galway Festival, was on the mark again at Tipperary last night when guiding Nic’s Colleen to a smooth success in the Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap.

“RUBY WALSH again, what more can you say”, exclaimed trainer, Michael Philips, after he had watched the maestro pilot his Red Square Lady to victory in the Sand and Gravel Products Hurdle at Cork last night.

FAVOURITE NATION, backed from 4-5 to 4-7, duly outclassed his rivals in the Chesser Auctioneers’ Race at Limerick last night.

IT isn’t often that a lowly contest, such as the Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap at Thurles this afternoon, is the focus of much attention.

ANOTHER extraordinary contest in the chequered history of Tralee races.

MICK KINANE continues in excellent form, and the champion jockey and current championship leader, brought his score for the season to 47 when riding a double on the Aidan O’Brien-trained pair Carpanetto and Tumblebrutus at Naas last night.

GREAT PYRAMID, a full-brother to dual Guineas winner Rock Of Gibraltar, is set to make his racecourse debut at Naas tonight in the Yeomanstown/Morristown Lattin Stud EBF Maiden over six furlongs.