He's a cutie.

Anak made a successful transition from Flat racing to jumping as he put in a laboured performance to land the KBR Lashkar GAH Juvenile Maiden Hurdle at Plumpton.

LILLIE LANGTRY is the nap choice to land what promises to be an informative Group 2 Debutante Stakes at Leopardstown tonight.

THE progressive John Oxx-trained Anak can win the Almotech Eclipse Maiden over a mile and six at Ballinrobe tonight.

RUBY WALSH cost the layers a bundle when driving Themoonandsixpence to a clear-cut success in the Ashes Bar Glenbeigh Long Distance Handicap Hurdle at sun-drenched Killarney last night.

MAGEN’S STAR gets the nap to land the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Handicap, on what looks a seriously competitive programme at Killarney tonight.

AN 11-year-old boy has come up with an exotic and apt name for Dublin Zoo’s two-month-old Asian elephant.

An 11-year-old boy has come up with an exotic and apt name for Dublin Zoo’s two-month-old Asian elephant.

A ZOO’S not-so-little latest arrival made his first public appearance yesterday.

There were jumbo celebrations in Dublin Zoo today as its first baby elephant was officially named.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern today trumpeted a new rainforest home for Dublin Zoo’s elephants before packing his trunk for his 11-week Dáil holidays.

THE NEW elephant facility is nearing completion at Dublin Zoo. It is not scheduled to open until late spring and, so as not to pre-empt the celebrations planned for then, I won't go into detail about it here.

CONTACT DANCER has been the subject of an ante-post gamble to give the Irish a rare victory in the totesport Chester Cup today.

Dual Chester Cup winner Anak Pekan heads a list of 54 horses left in Saturday’s John Smith’s Northumberland Plate at yesterday’s five-day stage.