There’s a very good Flat card to start the four-day meeting at Killarney, and trainer Aidan O’Brien has strong claims of leaving the Kerry venue with a treble through Johannes Vermeer, Jinsha Lake and Hallmark.

The eagerly-awaited clash between Rebel Fitz and Beachdale Lad in the Christy McSweeney Memorial Novice Chase at Killarney last night had a tragic outcome.