ROYAL County Star is the one to beat in the best race on the card, the Summerfest Chase, at the first stage of the Killarney Festival tonight.

TEENAGER Eddie Linehan registered his first racecourse success when getting Shanghai Star home a short-head winner of the Sligo Claiming Race at Sligo last night.

JESSICA HARRINGTON’S Alpine Eagle, with two decent runs under his belt of late, can land the nap in the first division of the www.hacketts.ie Maiden Hurdle at Limerick today, should the meeting pass a precautionary 7.30 inspection this morning.