Mark Johnston’s unbeaten colt Awzaan heads a small but select field of five declared for the Shadwell Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket on Friday.

JOHN OXX can continue his terrific campaign by saddling Mourayan to land the Group 3 Ballyroan Stakes at Leopardstown tonight.

THE Korean Racing Authority Tyros Stakes has produced its share of stars in recent seasons and the Aidan O’Brien-trained Cape Blanco produced an impressive display to land last night’s renewal at Leopardstown, a performance which stamped him another potentially high-class colt.

KEVIN PRENDERGAST’S once-raced Ejteyaaz is the nap choice in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Maiden at Tipperary this afternoon.

Kevin Prendergast has high hopes for Alshahbaa in the Group Three Silver Flash Stakes at Leopardstown tomorrow.

TABAAHI may prove the solution to the New Club Stand Opening This Evening Handicap at Clonmel tonight.

THE well-drawn Jakarata Jazz has a good chance of getting us off to the perfect start for the weekend in the Median Auction Maiden at Naas this afternoon.

ENGLISH challenger Tax Free is the one to beat in the Listed six furlongs Cork Stakes at Cork tonight.

DAWLA is the nap choice to take the six-runner O’Gara Royal Hotel Race at Roscommon this evening.

Peter Chapple-Hyam expects Authorized to improve on his impressive display in the Dante Stakes when he contests the Vodafone Derby on June 2.

River Alhaarth is set to make his seasonal bow in the betdirect.com Crepello Stakes, the feature event of Newmarket’s Lester Piggott Day on May 19.

NOEL MEADE’S Iktitaf, Harchibald and Jazz Messenger are all on course for the Smurfit Champion Hurdle, with the latter most likely to contest the AIG Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on January 28.

Heart Beat made an impressive winning debut in the seven-furlong conditions race at Nad Al Sheba this evening in what was the feature event of the first UAE meeting of 2007.

NOEL MEADE bounced back from the defeat of Harchibald at Tipperary on Sunday to take the training honours at Roscommon yesterday, recording a superb treble with Attercliffe, Ballyagran and Hotel Hilamar.

DECLAN McDONOGH struck yet another major blow in his bid to be champion jockey for the first time when landing a spectacular treble at Listowel yesterday.

LADY SHANGHAI, with the best of the draw in 16, can land the nap in the Irish Stallion Farms' EBF Fillies Maiden at Galway this evening.

DERMOT WELD is setting a blistering pace at the top of the trainers’ table, well clear at the moment with an impressive 16 winners for the season.

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.

THE Michael Halford trained Nastrelli looked a horse with a bright future when proving far too good for his rivals in the Kop Maiden at Tipperary last night.

AFISTFULLOFDOLLARS gets the nap to complete a hat-trick in the thurlesraces.ie Hurdle at Thurles this afternoon.

“Faugh-A-Ballagh”

Haafhd, winner of the 2000 Guineas and Champion Stakes this season, has been retired to stud.

Haafhd found redemption in the mud of the Rowley Mile at Newmarket yesterday as he gave Barry Hills a third win in the Emirates Airline Champion Stakes.

Haafhd (12-1) returned to the scene of his greatest triumph to land the £350,000 (€506,000) Emirates Airline Champion Stakes at Newmarket today.

GODOLPHIN have high hopes of landing their first Champion Stakes success with a three-horse attack on the Emirates Airline-sponsored Group One event at Newmarket today.

Angus Gold, racing manager to Haafhd’s owner Hamdan Al Maktoum, today reported the 2000 Guineas winner to be giving all the right signals ahead of his big assignment in the Cantor Odds Sussex Stakes at Goodwood on Wednesday.

Phoenix Reach will miss the beginning of the flat season after suffering a minor injury in training.

Aidan O’Brien has not lost faith in Grand Reward despite the youngster’s expensive defeat in the Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes at Newbury.

Maharib completed a hat-trick and earned a possible crack at the English St Leger when proving too good for the favourite Arundel in a keen duel in the IAWS Curragh Cup.

Maharib completed a hat-trick and earned a possible crack at the English St Leger when proving too good for the favourite Arundel in a keen duel in the IAWS Curragh Cup today.

KILLARNEY has enjoyed two decent days racing, but the fare on offer this afternoon really is poor.