We’ve all grown up to the culture of the Spring, Summer and Winter Sales in the stores and other retail outlets. Well the Sales culture has now hit the greyhound world and Curraheen Park has come up with an enticing July Sale which will see racegoers qualify for half price racing!

YEATS bids to create history in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot today with jockey Johnny Murtagh looking forward to what he describes as a “huge” moment for all concerned at Ballydoyle.

IT was another bloodbath for punters in the second round of the Cashmans Bookmakers Laurels at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.

French Accordion was handed a first-show quote of 20-1 for the Arkle after a seamless victory at Navan.

Paul Nolan appears to have another useful recruit on his hands as French Accordion waltzed to victory in the Harrmack Developments Fortria Chase.

Jupiter Pluvius maintained his unbeaten record in the Killavullan Stakes at Leopardstown to provide a bright spot for Aidan O'Brien today.

DROOPYS Robinho dipped under 28 seconds, believed to be 27.93, in a solo trial before racing at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.

BOOKMAKERS were in the dark last evening over the likely participation or otherwise of the unbeaten Teofilo in the Stan James 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on May 5.

THE betting for the Ladbrokes World Hurdle took another twist yesterday when Black Jack Ketchum was backed into 7-4 clear favouritism with both Ladbrokes and Cashmans.

Willie Mullins unleashed another potential champion bumper contender as Fiveforthree bolted in by seven lengths at Punchestown to receive quotes of 12-1 for the Cheltenham contest from Ladbrokes and William Hill.

FOREMAN, rated the best two-mile novice chaser around for Thierry Doumen last season, heads a list of seven entries for the Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown on December 27.

Champion Hurdle hero Brave Inca slogged through the Fairyhouse mud to win the rescheduled Ballymore Properties Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at the third time of asking.

Dual Champion Hurdle winner Hardy Eustace proved himself no back-number and again staked his Champion Hurdle claim with an effortless success in the Grade Two Coral Ascot Hurdle at the Berkshire track.

Brave Inca will bid for back-to-back victories in the Maplewood Developments Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown on Sunday.

THE OLD dog for the hard road. Yours truly was magnanimous early yesterday in victory, at least if magnanimous is an acceptable variant of completely insufferable.

IN-FORM Andrew McNamara has been booked to partner the John Murphy trained Newmill in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham on March 15.

GEORGEENA and Beyond Tivoli are two high profile absentees from the Hotel Minella Oaks, while 33-1 shot Murty’s Destiny misses the Boylesports Derby at Clonmel this morning.

MARHABA MILLION, one of the best juvenile hurdlers in the country, has been bought by JP McManus.

George Washington has been installed the 4-6 favourite by Cashmans for the Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket tomorrow.

DAIRYLAND TOM, the star of the opening round of the AIB Bank Stakes when a runaway winner in 28.64, duly followed up in the opening heat of Saturday's second round ... but not in the expected manner.

Another key trial for the Vodafone Derby passed without punters getting much in the way of Classic clues as Unfurled outfought Indigo Cat to claim the Letheby & Christopher Predominate Stakes at Goodwood today.

LADBROKES World Hurdle winner Inglis Drever will try to supplement his Cheltenham success in the Scottish & Newcastle Aintree Hurdle at the Merseyside course on Saturday.

HENRIETTA Knight and Terry Biddlecombe, the team responsible for four in-a-row Gold Cup seeking Best Mate at Cheltenham this day fortnight, head an all-star cast for the Cashmans Bookmakers Cheltenham Preview next Tuesday night.

MACS JOY produced far too much speed for his rivals to easily beat Brave Inca in the Bewleys’ Hotels December Festival Hurdle at Leopardstown yesterday.

Best Mate embarked on a campaign leading to a possible fourth Cheltenham Gold Cup victory next March with a dramatic triumph at Exeter yesterday.

BOOKIES were caught for up to €2 million after a major betting sting masterminded by a group of Kerry gamblers on a horse at Leopardstown two weeks ago.

DOG ALMIGHTY produced a nice blend of speed and stamina to take the final of the Barrys Tea 750 at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.

TOP jockey Ruby Walsh heads a cast of leading racing personalities for the Cashmans Bookmakers/Inch Point-To-Point Cheltenham Preview at the Rochestown Park Hotel in Cork tomorrow night, starting at 8pm.

LOCAL hero Sinabhfuilbertie made a sensational return to action with a 28.21 first round effort in the Guinness Trophy, which kicked-off at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.

TED WALSH is planning a double assault on the Martell Cognac Grand National at Aintree on April 3.

Cheltenham’s crowded grandstands were stunned into silence as champion hurdler Rooster Booster trailed home fifth in his comeback race.

BROTHERS Sean Óg and Setanta Ó hÁilpín, are among seven first-time winners named in the 2003 Vodafone GAA Allstar Hurling team.

THE Cashmans Bookmakers Tuesday night ‘free gate’ at Youghal enters its final two weeks tonight.

CASHMANS have installed unlucky Epsom Oaks second, Yesterday, as the 2-1 favourite for the Irish equivalent, the Darley Oaks, at the Curragh on Sunday.

CASHMANS’ Bookmakers have installed Tout Seul, fourth behind Refuse To Bend at Newmarket, as joint favourite at 4-1, with the Aidan O’Brien stable, for Saturday’s Entenmann’s Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh.

PUNTERS latched onto Chives yesterday for the Martell Cognac Grand National, with Coral forced to cut the eight-year-old’s odds to 9-1 third favourite from 11-1.

THE Cashmans Bookmakers/South Union Foxhounds Cheltenham Preview - regarded

As enduring football rivalries go, the Manchester United/Liverpool saga is right up there with the best of them and the pair lock horns again tomorrow in the Worthington Cup final in Cardiff (live on Sky Sports at 2pm).