George Washington justified long odds-on favouritism with an authoritative performance to win the Laing O’Rourke National Stakes at the Curragh.

Killybegs goes in pursuit of earning Barry Hills back-to-back victories in the Group Two intercasino.com Champagne Stakes at Doncaster tomorrow.

GEORGE WASHINGTON is the choice to land the Independent Waterford Wedgwood Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh tomorrow, although here’s one who wouldn’t be tripping over himself to take the odds-on offers of the off-course layers.

Amigoni is set to run at next week’s Glorious Goodwood meeting after scoring a narrow success in the Dubai Duty Free Anglesey Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

JOHN OXX has never disguised his admiration for Caradak, like the Oaks winner owned by the Aga Khan, and the colt stepped up in class to turn in a very taking performance in the Group Three Emirates Airline Minstrel Stakes.

Aidan O’Brien unveiled another useful juvenile prospect as Amigoni knuckled down for a narrow success in the Dubai Duty Free Anglesey Stakes at the Curragh today.

Amigoni just got the better of Black Charmer in a terrific finish to the Dubai Duty Free Anglesey Stakes at the Curragh today.

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Bookmakers cut the odds of George Washington for next year’s 2000 Guineas even though the Aidan O’Brien-trained colt ran out only a workmanlike winner at the Curragh yesterday.

GEORGE WASHINGTON, widely touted as one of the better juveniles in Ballydoyle, won the Group Two Anheuser Busch Adventure Parks Railway Stakes at the Curragh yesterday, but was certainly less than impressive.

JIM BOLGER, fresh from a spectacular four-timer at Leopardstown a week ago, returns to the Dublin track with some decent chances this evening.

ROl'OVER BEETHOVEN, given kid-glove treatment on his debut by Kieren Fallon, can land the nap in the Irish Stallion Farms' EBF Maiden at Tipperary tonight.

SANSERIF, best favoured at the weights and partnered by Epsom Derby hero Johnny Murtagh, is fancied to take the featured Group Three Ballycorus Stakes at Leopardstown tonight.

HAZARIYA could be set for a tilt at the Darley Irish Oaks on July 17 following an impressive success at Gowran Park yesterday.

ROBBIE MAC, a horse who has shown little or nothing thus far over flights, is napped to take the www.tipperaryraces.ie Handicap Hurdle at Tipperary this evening.