Aidan O’Brien throws no less than five darts at the featured Listed Ardilaun Hotel Oyster Stakes at Galway this evening, but they may all miss, with the vote awarded to Dermot Weld’s Ebeyina.

Dermot Weld’s Brooch put up a fine performance to land the Listed Vincent O’Brien Ruby Stakes at Killarney last night.

Brendan Brackan is the nap choice in the Group 3 Invesco Pension Consultants Desmond Stakes at Leopardstown tonight.

Eye Of The Storm dug deep to strike gold for the first time this year in the Group Three Ballyroan Stakes at Leopardstown last night.

Eye Of The Storm, who hasn’t made the impact one might have expected this season, can get back on track by landing the Group 3 Ballyroan Stakes at Leopardstown tonight.

Ger Lyons can continue his terrific campaign by saddling Brendan Brackan to land the Listed Platinum Stakes at Cork tonight.

Stephen Nolan would love to run Prince Rudi in the Irish National next spring after his stable stalwart landed the feature race on the sixth day of the Galway Festival on Saturday.

Vastonea gave veteran trainer Kevin Prendergast his sixth win in the race when sweeping through late to land the featured Topaz Mile Handicap at Galway last night.

Aidan O’Brien’s El Salvador found plenty in the closing stages to justify favouritism in the SeanieMac.com Race at Killarney last night.

Aidan O’Brien’s American import Darwin got his career back on track with victory in the feature Belgrave Stakes at Fairyhouse yesterday.

Fastnet Mist, unraced as a juvenile, has got better and better in three runs this season and should now be ready to strike in the concluding Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Maiden at Leopardstown tonight.

Aidan O’Brien and his son, Joseph, warmed up for Australia in the Irish Derby at the Curragh tomorrow when combining to land the 12 furlongs plus Maiden at Tipperary last night with Granddukeoftuscany.

Lord Adare, a somewhat unlucky loser at Limerick last month, can set the record straight in the Point-To-Point Evening 15th May Maiden Hurdle at Tipperary this evening.

The once-raced Tango Time can land the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Maiden at Cork this afternoon.

The JLT Lockinge Stakes at Newbury is a potential next port of call for Sruthan after he made a winning return to action in the Big Bad Bob Gladness Stakes at the Curragh.

Andy Slattery’s An Saighdiur ran away with the Listed six furlongs Cork Stakes at Cork yesterday.

The consistent, but frustrating, Deep Speed can finally get it right in the Dundalk Stadium-Light Up Your Night Maiden on the all-weather this evening.

Beautiful weather and an all-flat card was the menu at Tipperary yesterday, but punters were thin on the ground and only ten bookmakers were on site.

The Tommy Stack-trained Wannabe Better, clearly improving at a rate of knots, created a mild surprise when taking the featured Listed Vincent O’Brien Ruby Stakes at Killarney last night.

Darwin gets the nap to land a fascinating Group 3 Desmond Stakes at Leopardstown tonight.

Teenage sensation Connor King took Cork by storm last night, landing a spectacular four-timer.

The progressive Bach To Whitingbay is fancied to get off the mark at the first time of asking over flights in the Family Day Out Maiden Hurdle at Cork this afternoon.

Colin Keane, arguably the most talented young rider in the country, enjoyed the biggest success of his fledgling career when guiding Brendan Bracken to victory in the Topaz Mile Handicap at Galway last night.

Punters are in for a rare mid-summer treat at Killarney tonight with Beachdale Lad and Rebel Fitz set to take each other on in the Christy McSweeney Memorial Novice Chase.

The Tony Martin-trained Green Dragon was the medium of a minor touch in the TipperaryRaces.ie Maiden Hurdle at Tipperary last night.

Fleur De Nuit, trained in Galway by John Bleahen, turned over Aidan O’Brien’s hot pot, Marchese Marconi, in the Croome House Stud Handicap at Listowel yesterday.

Aidan O’Brien’s Coach House, who made a very promising debut when second at the Curragh, was taken from 4-6 to 2-5 in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Maiden at Tipperary last night and won with any amount in hand.

The flat season on turf starts at the Curragh tomorrow, with the nap vote going to the mud-loving Yellow Rosebud in the Group 3 Lodge Park Stud EBF Park Express Stakes.

Jacksonslady is the nap choice in the Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap on the all-weather this evening.

It looked competitive on paper, but Burrenbridge Lodge turned the featured Lartigue Hurdle into a procession at Listowel yesterday.

Dermot Weld’s Encrypted Message can land the Robin Parke Memorial Handicap at this afternoon’s rescheduled meeting at Killarney.

Battle Of Marengo is available at around 25-1 for next year’s Investec Derby following his facile victory at Gowran Park.

We are at least guaranteed one meeting in Ireland this weekend, with Dundalk playing host to eight races tomorrow.

A good start is half the battle and, hopefully, Maxim Gorky can give us just that in the HotelMeyrick.ie and theghotel.ie Handicap Hurdle at the opening stage of the Galway Festival this evening.

YOU really have to wonder what inspires race-planners at times.

THE progressive Aidan O’Brien-trained Demurely can get off the mark at the fourth time of asking in the Croom House Stud EBF Fillies Maiden at Limerick tonight.

Dermot Weld’s Sapphire made a spectacular seasonal debut at Cork yesterday when sweeping to an easy success in the Group 3 Kerry Group Noblesse Stakes.

Purple, who is bred to be far better than she is, is the nap choice to get off the mark at the sixth time of asking in the Garlow Cross Handicap at Navan this afternoon.

Definite Class, a decent money-spinner over hurdles and fences, can enjoy a first success on the flat in the 1912-2012 Centenary Ladies Maiden at Tramore this afternoon.

JIM DREAPER’S Mobile Sizer, having only a second outing and a first over jumps, took the first division of the two mile Maiden Hurdle at Tipperary last night.

TRYING to hang your hat on one horse at Tramore this afternoon isn’t easy, but perhaps Mouse Morris’ Groomed will oblige in the Lisaleen Schooling Grounds Maiden Hurdle.

CALGACUS looks the one to beat in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Maiden, one of eight races at Gowran Park this evening.

SLADE POWER is the nap choice to defy an absence of 194 days in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Maiden at Dundalk tonight.