MINSK justified favouritism in the Hacketts Bookmakers Irish Cesarewitch in impressive style at the Curragh yesterday, highlight of a superb treble for trainer John Oxx.

AIDAN O’Brien introduced another potentially high-class prospect in Kissed to justify strong support in the Irish Stallion Farms 2-Y-0 Fillies Maiden in Navan yesterday.

FRAN BERRY ended the 2010 turf season on a high with a spectacular 150/1 treble at Leopardstown yesterday, highlighted by the emphatic victory of three-year-old filly What A Charm in the Leopardstownm November Handicap and Luisant’s success in the listed Knockaire Stakes.

DUBAI Dewhurst runner-up Roderic O’Connor could represent Aidan O’Brien in the Criterium International at Saint-Cloud on Sunday.

REIGNING champion Pat Smullen is three clear of Johnny Murtagh in the race for the Jockeys Championship following a treble at Navan yesterday.

RESTORATION, who had been hugely disappointing until getting off the mark in a maiden at Kilbeggan last Friday night, continued his upward curve when taking the Kerryman four-year-old Hurdle at Tralee yesterday.

JAMIE SPENCER celebrated his first Jockeys Championship by recording a double on Gypsy King and Yehudi on the final day of the 2004 Flat season at Leopardstown yesterday.

Michael Kinane is eyeing Group One glory in France tomorrow after he took the honours on the last day of the Irish Flat season at Leopardstown with a 130-1 treble.