The winter season in Thurles swung into gear yesterday and there was a familiar feel to proceedings.

The red shirt didn’t have a collar. His head doesn’t have quite as much hair. His lower spine has been fused.

The David Wachman-trained Off Limits returned to her best with an impressive victory in the listed Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cairn Rouge Stakes on day one of Killarney’s July festival.

Willie Mullins’ Indevan easily reversed previous Kilbeggan form with Bally Longford in the Benchmark Hospitality Novice Chase at rain-swept Killarney last night.