Richard Fahey would like to see a drop of rain at Ascot ahead of Anna Pavlova’s scheduled appearance at the Berkshire track on Saturday.

CORK’S Claire Coughlan will be the 12th Irish golfer to play in the Curtis Cup when she lines out for Britain & Ireland against the United States at Formby on June 12 and 13.

Great Britain and Ireland are relishing the challenge of facing the United States, and especially their 13-year-old Michelle Wie, in the Curtis Cup at Formby in June.

Richard Fahey has his dual-purpose string in top form and to prove the point the Malton trainer was on the mark with a double over jumps at Catterick and with a dead-heat on the flat at Southwell yesterday.