Sparta Maestro put on yet another master class at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night as he equalled his own track record when taking the final of the Billy Mulvaney Jnr and Snr Memorial 600.

On all known evidence Sparta Maestro will be crowned the Billy Mulvaney Jnr and Snr Memorial 600 champion this evening.

THE victory of Ardkill Star in the final of the €6,000 Billy Mulvaney Jnr and Snr Memorial 600 at Shelbourne Park on Saturday was especially poignant for one of his joint owners Ciaran Mangan.

HAVING gone almost overboard with my reaction to his early puppy runs at Shelbourne, I was pleased to see the Pat Buckley trained Slick Seattle finally live up to the rating with a superb 28.16 run in Monday’s unscheduled third session of the Pat Hennerty Sales Irish Laurels at Curraheen Park.

LARRY Dunne’s Slippery Bob turned the opening heat of the Billy Mulvaney Snr and Jnr Memorial Open 600 at Shelbourne on Saturday into a procession with an impressive display of front running.