READING the tea leaves could be a novel solution to finding the winner of the Barrys Tea 750 at Curraheen Park tonight. It may be safer to rely on the form guide, but that brings its own pitfalls as a case could be made for most of the finalists.

THE first sub 28.00 run by a dog in Ireland is now firmly on the horizon following Fat Budgie’s brilliant 28.08 effort in the final of the Rochestown Park Hotel Stakes at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.