Michael Winters’ Galway Hurdle hero, Rebel Fitz, is set to make his eagerly awaited debut over fences in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Beginners Chase at Killarney tonight.

Gallant Oscar, suspended for 42 days after finishing fourth at Punchestown previously, toyed with the opposition on his way to landing the Slievenamon Beginners Chase at Clonmel yesterday.

Dermot Weld and Pat Smullen have solid prospects of a treble at Roscommon this evening, with the duo’s Supernovae the nap choice in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Maiden.

The Dermot Weld-trained Diplomat popped up at 10-1 in the www.thetote.com Kingdom Gold Cup at Killarney last night.

Willie Mullins’ Tarla, having a first outing over jumps for 849 days, can land the Roscommonracecourse.ie Hurdle at the western track tonight.

Dermot Weld and Pat Smullen, fresh from a reasonably successful Galway, turned their attention to Cork yesterday and duly combined to land the featured Group 3 Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Give Thanks Stakes with Sapphire.

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.

Darroun, with his sights lowered considerably, should prove hard to beat in the Tipperary Water Hurdle at Ballinrobe tonight.

TRAIN Of Thought, a costly failure at Limerick first time up this season, is given the benefit of the doubt in the Follow Dundalk On Facebook Maiden on the all-weather tonight.

FEATURE event at Cork yesterday was the Imperial Call Chase, but this was a Grade 3 in name only after a really pathetic response by trainers.

FRANCIS McCurtain, who comes from Fermoy, rode his first winner aboard the John Joe Walsh-trained Page Turner in the INH Stallion Owners’ EBF Maiden Hurdle at Limerick yesterday.

THE Michael Winters-trained Rebel Fitz, a costly failure at Galway previously, showed his true colours with a smooth success in the Novice Hurdle at Clonmel yesterday.

AS expected Cork was home to very few bookmakers yesterday and just eight of them were available to take on punters.

BENEFIT Of Porter is fancied to shrug off top weight in the Coola Handicap Hurdle at Kilbeggan tonight.

JOHN OXX may not be having the best of seasons, with just 14 successes to his credit, but can supply a winning nap in the shape of Long Journey Home in the Follow Us On Facebook Maiden at Navan tonight.

DERMOT WELD’S Danziger is fancied to lead her rivals a merry dance, from a favourable draw, in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Median Auction Maiden at Dundalk this afternoon.

DAVID WACHMAN’S Requinto is fancied to lead his rivals a merry dance in the five furlongs Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Race at Cork this afternoon.

TAKE a chance on Elusive Award in a competitive Summer Barbeque Evenings Handicap at Naas this afternoon.

FOR BILL, in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares’ Chase, is the main attraction on what is a shocking six-race card at Navan this afternoon.

THE strength of Davy Russell was the decisive factor in the success of Crash in the Cashel Maiden Hurdle at Thurles yesterday.

GLENCOVE MARINA came back to something approaching his best form when landing the Listed Thurles Chase at the Tipperary track yesterday.

STEINBECK, having mixed it with the best without much success since the start of the campaign, outclassed the opposition in the Vincent O’Brien Ruby Stakes at Killarney last night.

PRINCE CHAPARRAL can defy top weight in the Madra Dog Foods Handicap at Tramore tonight.

ON AN afternoon when you wouldn’t put the cat out, the Jimmy Mangan-trained Whinstone Boy landed a massive gamble in the Tendrleen Thyestes Handicap Chase at Gowran Park.

SPORTS LINE gets the nap to make a winning debut over fences in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Beginners Chase at Navan tomorrow.

“THERE was great pleasure in that”, remarked Tom Cooper, after he watched his son, Bryan, guide the trainer’s Rossdara to success in the Cahir Mares Maiden hurdle at Clonmel yesterday.

PAUL TOWNEND landed a double at Cork yesterday, producing a particularly fine effort to take the featured Kinsale Handicap Chase aboard Keys Pride.

ALFRED NOBEL gets the nap to outbattle Walk On Bye in the Camas Park and Ashtown House Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh tomorrow.

TAKE a chance that On The Other Hand will supply the solution to the valuable Gigginstown House Midlands National Handicap Chase at Kilbeggan tonight.

FAME And Glory can give a major boost to his Epsom Derby prospects by landing the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial at Leopardstown tomorrow.

MICHAEL Halford’s Invincible Ash can continue her climb up the ladder by taking the Hibernia Steel Products Ltd Race at Dundalk tonight.

IT’s a long way from Banbridge in Co Down to Clonmel, but it paid off for trainer, Jerry Cosgrave, when his Dick Naylor won the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Maiden Hurdle at Clonmel yesterday.

THERE’S little doubt the most promising horse on view at Limerick yesterday was Willie Mullins’ Quiscover Fontaine and he duly completed a hat-trick of wins in the Greenmount Racing Club Novice Hurdle.

LIGHTLY-raced Sports Line is the nap choice to land the 24-runner Blackwater Maiden Hurdle at Cork this afternoon.

IT’S a case of the calm before the storm in Ireland this weekend, with the Curragh tomorrow the only meeting prior to the start of the Galway extravaganza on Monday.

THE rather frustrating The Boxer Coffey can finally enjoy a turn in the Tom McCormack Memorial Maiden Hurdle at Kilbeggan tonight.

ON a particularly moderate card, Thomas Cleary’s Lady Ruler may be up to landing the nap in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Auction Maiden at Roscommon tonight.

AT Dundalk last Friday John Oxx and Michael Kinane combined to land a treble and they return to the track tonight with Hanoverian Baron in the seven furlongs Park Inn Hotel Maiden for three-year-olds.

A HUGE amount of runners really makes Navan this afternoon a less than appetising prospect.

JOHN McCONNELL, who moved from his Monaghan base to the Curragh last week, was on the mark at Cork yesterday when Coolnaharan landed the Alchemy Properties Handicap Hurdle.

FRACAS can lead his rivals a merry dance in the Group 3 Meld Stakes at Leopardstown tonight.

OCEAN PEARL can get the weekend away to the ideal start by landing the opening Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Maiden at Tramore tonight.

IN a short few weeks Mossy Green will celebrate his 12th birthday, but showed at Thurles yesterday there is still plenty life left in Willie Mullins’ charge.