THE Leinster senior football final and the Munster senior hurling final are two of the most attractive sporting events of the weekend for punters but I really cannot envisage an upset in either match.

Slumber, ante-post favourite for the John Smith’s Cup next weekend, is also among 17 confirmations for the Princess of Wales’s sportingbet.com Stakes at Newmarket on Thursday.

Wigmore Hall is reported to have taken his transatlantic journey in his stride ahead of his bid for Grade One glory in tomorrow's Secretariat Stakes.

Wigmore Hall is being rewarded with a well-earned break after his hard-fought success against older horses in the John Smith’s Cup at York.

David Barron’s progressive gelding Sirvino secured his fifth successive victory in the 50th John Smith’s Cup at York.

AMERICAN Wesley Ward struck for the second successive afternoon, this time in the Queen Mary with Jealous Again at Royal Ascot yesterday.

BENANDONNER and Bolodenka give Irish-born North Yorkshire trainer Richard Fahey two chances of snatching the spoils in the Tote Galway Mile EBF Handicap at the Ballybrit course tonight.

AIDAN O’Brien will fire at least four arrows at the Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh on Sunday.

Hat-trick scorer Ben Chorley is set to face the biggest test of his career in the John Smith’s Cup at York on Saturday week.

Simon Callaghan enjoyed the biggest success of his fledgling training career as Finalmente claimed a gallant victory in the Group Two Betfair Henry II Stakes at Sandown.

Officials at York are assessing the damage caused by a fire in the Ebor Stand on Wednesday evening.

Ivy Creek’s second season in 2006 was curtailed by a back problem but he is making up for lost time and gained a second Listed race in a month at Pontefract.

Bravo Maestro could make amends for his disappointing York run in Saturday’s Group Three totesport.com September Stakes at Kempton.

LINAS SELECTION has an excellent chance of completing a four-timer by winning the BGC Stakes at Glorious Goodwood today.

George Margarson is hoping the rain stays away from Haydock so that he can run Young Mick in the bet365 Old Newton Cup.

Young Mick may bid to follow up his Royal Ascot success in the Old Newton Cup at Haydock on Saturday week.

North Yorkshire trainer Alan Swinbank’s Indian summer continued when he saddled 20-1 chance Hartshead to win the TSG Handicap at York.

Mullins Bay is improving fast and Aidan O’Brien’s colt continued his progress with a narrow but decisive success in the William Hill Poker Grand Prix Strensall Stakes at York today.

Amadeus Wolf delighted the massive Ebor day crowd with a stylish victory in the Scottish Equitable Gimcrack Stakes at York to give local trainer Kevin Ryan his first domestic Group-race success.

Kieren Fallon and Aidan O’Brien continued in top form as they teamed up to take the John Smith’s Cup with favourite Mullins Bay at a packed York today.

John Quinn cannot wait to renew rivalries with Notable Guest when he saddles Crow Wood in Saturday’s John Smith’s Cup at York.

David Junior gave a taste of what is hopefully to come as he proved the star act on the opening day of Sandown’s Coral-Eclipse meeting this afternoon.

Trew Class survived a hair-raising moment heading out on to the track at Sandown this afternoon to take the spoils in the most valuable race of the day.

George Margarson will wait to see what happens with the weather before committing Polar Jem to an outing at Windsor on Saturday.

ONE COOL CAT is vying for favouritism for the Victor Chandler Nunthorpe Stakes following his impressive victory at the Curragh on Sunday.

Arcalis left the statisticians scratching their heads as he foiled a popular gamble on the Queen’s Promotion to take the 45th running of the John Smith’s Cup at York today.

Australian sprinting star Exceed And Excel is expected to try to go one better than his compatriot Choisir in the Darley July Cup, the feature race of the week.

Swagger Stick may miss Saturday’s Bet365 Old Newton Cup at Haydock if the ground is too firm.

Trainer James Given is set to make a bold bid to land the ‘autumn double’ with two of his stable stars I Cried For You and Hugs Dancer.

JOHN GOSDEN is always to be feared when he saddles a runner in a big handicap and his Charley Bates stands out in the Tote Ebor at York today.

A TOTAL of 24 two-year-olds go to post for the Weatherbys Super Sprint at Newbury today and it could pay to side with Wunders Dream in this wide-open affair.

Invincible Spirit booked his place in the Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot by landing a gamble at York.