TONY MARTIN breathed a huge sigh of relief after his Aggie’s Lad won the Seamus Weldon Novice Chase at Killarney last night.

CONDITIONS are sure to be particularly testing for the opening stage of the very last Tralee Festival this afternoon, for which there is a 7.30am inspection.

JIM BOLGER and Kevin Manning are fancied to continue what is rapidly developing into a terrific campaign by combining to land the Go Racing In Kildare Race with Toirneach at Naas tonight.

THE consistent and tough Fracas is fancied to defy top weight in the Listed Diamond Stakes at Fairyhouse this afternoon.

THERE seems little cause for optimism at the second stage of Listowel this afternoon, where The Quiet Enforcer is a hopeful nap choice in the Goffs' Autumn Bonus.

THE valuable Listed McInerney Homes Martin Molony Stakes at Limerick tonight has attracted a particularly strong field and promises a fine contest.

THE progressive Willie Mullins-trained Cuchulains Son can land the Bumper at Listowel this af ternoon.

POLAR CALL looks the bet of the weekend in the first division of the Rendez-vous Maiden Hurdle at Navan tomorrow.

CRAZY VOLUME, with a run under her belt, should prove hard to beat in the Irish Stallion Farms' EBF Fillies Maiden at Tipperary this evening.

JESSICA Harrington's Mercuric is the nap choice to land the Irish Stallion Farms' EBF Beginners' Chase on what looks a difficult programme to solve at Thurles this afternoon.

AIDAN O'BRIEN and Kieren Fallon can team up to land the first two races at Listowel this afternoon with Chivalrous and Bold Apache, should the meeting pass a precautionary 7.30 inspection in the morning.

THE Listowel Festival makes a low-key start this afternoon, with betting opportunities appearing thin on the ground.

SHANE DONOHOE heaped praise on fellow trainer, Charlie Swan, after his Mill House Girl had slammed odds-on Telemachus in the Sean Barrett Bloodstock Insurance Ltd. Novice Hurdle at Tipperary last night.

THE rather frustrating Laywaan should find the opposition to her liking in the Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Maiden at Galway this afternoon.

THE exciting Drayton has to be the fancy to land the Listed Danehill Dancer Stakes at Tipperary this evening.

THE JESUIT could be capable of making a winning debut over fences in the Healys' Statoil Beginners Chase at Ballinrobe tonight.

THE progressive John Oxx-trained Danak can land the Listed one-mile Platinum Stakes at Cork this afternoon.

RUBY WALSH rode his first winner since joining the married mens' brigade with a typical copybook drive on Tony Martin's Ichi Beau, 9-2 to 7-2, in the Londis Handicap Chase at Killarney last night.

LAYWAAN can get off the mark at the third attempt in the Irish Stallion Farms' EBF Fillies Maiden at Killarney this evening.

JOHNNY MURTAGH, setting a scorching pace at the head of the jockeys' championship, can consolidate his position by landing a double at Bellewstown this evening.

MODEEROCH can land the featured Group Three Ballyogan Stakes at Leopardstown tonight.

FOREIGN SEAS is strongly fancied to complete a hat-trick of successes in the Vintners' Handicap Chase at Listowel this afternoon.

ALLEXINA is a hopeful choice to land the featured Group Three Irish Stallion Farms' EBF Blue Wind Stakes at Naas tonight.

THERE is a big doubt about Kieren Fallon partnering hot-favourite George Washington in tomorrow's English 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, following a nasty incident at Tipperary last night.

THE ex-German horse Catch Me looks poised to make it two from two in this country in the Thomastown Castle Race at Tipperary this evening.

DUSTY SHEEHY, whose Justified turned in such a fine round of jumping to score first time up over fences at Punchestown last week, wasted no time getting among the winners at Clonmel yesterday when Ballyjohnboy Lord landed the Tipp FM Maiden Hurdle.

CHAMPION jockey-elect, Pat Smullen, was suspended for ten racing days at Listowel yesterday, following an incident in the opening Ladbrokes Handicap.

STRABANE handler Barry Potts struck the first blow of the week for Tyrone when Dream Castle defied top weight in the Bank Of Ireland Handicap Hurdle at Listowel yesterday.

JOHN OXX, who was on the mark with Kastoria at York yesterday, completed a Listed-race double when Fairy Of The Night landed the Fairy Bridge Stakes at Tipperary last night.

MONA LISA, having her sights considerably lowered, gets the nod to take the Listed Irish Stallion Farms' EBF Give Thanks Fillies Stakes at Cork this afternoon.

JIM BOLGER'S Galantas gets the nap to take the six-runner Dawn Hi and Lo EBF Maiden at Galway this afternoon.

NAPLES, who has already lost a race in somewhat bizarre circumstances, can enjoy a 'first' success in the Bumper at Bellewstown tonight.

BRIGHT GAS very much rates the nap selection in the Evening Racemeeting In May Novice Hurdle at Punchestown this afternoon.

THE time-honoured Goulding Thyestes Handicap 'Chase is the feature on the biggest day of the year at Gowran Park this afternoon.