The Henry de Bromhead-trained Sizing Platinum made a successful chasing debut and denied Barry Geraghty a win on his first day back after injury and as retained rider for J McManus when landing the Book Online At Limerickraces.ie Beginners Chase in Limerick yesterday.

Seventh to Gleneagles in the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 last time, Convergence produced a gutsy, front-running display to land the Group 3 Ballycorus Stakes, last night’s feature in Leopardstown.

Outsider of the small field, Tennessee Wildcat captured the listed Copper Face Jacks Glencairn Stakes under Colin Keane at Leopardstown last night.

Windsor Park, winner of bumpers at Leopardstown and Galway, justified odds-on favouritism in last night’s finale, the Gowran Park Santa Train Maiden to complete a first and last double for Dermot Weld and Pat Smullen.

Ryan Moore and Michael Stoute teamed up for the second year in a row to land the Kilboy Estate Stakes with Mango Diva at the Curragh yesterday.

Maontri, who did us a favour at the track a week ago, is again entrusted with the nap in the www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap back on the all-weather tonight.

On the basis that bad will beat worse, Sceilg is napped to land the Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey And Trainer Championship Maiden at Dundalk tonight.

The John Oxx-trained, Kerisa landed the €25,000 Irish Stallion Farms Connacht Oaks, feature of last night’s flat action in Sligo.

Navan on Tuesday and Punchestown on Wednesday provided valuable lessons for any punters who thought they had this game cracked.

Brendan Duke reports all to be going well with Mister Benedictine as the in-form nine-year-old builds towards next week’s Guinness Galway Hurdle.

Impressive on her recent fencing debut at Clonmel, Dazzling Susie proved the star of last night’s action in Kilbeggan, producing another sparkling, front-running display to slam her rivals in the Tyrrellspass Novice Chase.

Jim Bolger, a trainer who has more than stood the test of time, has been finding top-class horses throughout a long and distinguished career.

Dawn Approach will head to Royal Ascot in two weeks, for either the Coventry Stakes or Chesham Stakes, with an untarnished record, following his 4/9 success in the listed Alfred Nobel Rochestown Stakes at Naas yesterday.

A first-and-last-race double for champion trainer Willie Mullins, thanks to Sin Palo and Tasitiocht, and both a winner and a two-day suspension for champion-jockey Davy Russell were the chief talking points in Kilbeggan yesterday.

Definite Class, a decent money-spinner over hurdles and fences, can enjoy a first success on the flat in the 1912-2012 Centenary Ladies Maiden at Tramore this afternoon.

Paul Carberry has really taken a liking to Ballinrobe this year and, having completed a superb treble at the Co. Mayo venue four weeks ago, again took the riding honours last night, completing an early double on Usa and Mickelson.

Brendan Duke is mapping out an ambitious 2012 campaign for Roicead following his fine third at the Curragh last weekend.

THE Brendan Duke-trained Roicead scorched up the five furlongs at Cork last night in 56.68 seconds to easily land the corkracecourse.ie Handicap.

INXILE notched the eighth listed win of his career, and his fourth in Ireland this season, when making all to land the Abergwaun Stakes for the father and son combination of Dandy and Adrian Nicholls at Tipperary last night.

Michael Murphy was in trouble with the stewards at Fontwell after mistaking the winning post on favourite Lady Malousa in the Morgan Ashurst Novices’ Handicap Chase.

Britain’s newest racecourse Great Leighs moved into overdrive this week with a valuable three-day meeting and the opening afternoon saw an impressive victory for the Paul d’Arcy-trained Fazbee.

KEVIN Prendergast is likely to be double-handed as he goes in search of third victory in the Audi Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh on Saturday.

Royal Ascot juvenile form could be tested for the first time in the One 51 Railway Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday.

Stubbs Art is reported to have made the necessary progress to suggest another bold effort against Henrythenavigator and New Approach in Saturday’s Boylesports Irish 2000 Guineas.

Henrythenavigator heads Aidan O’Brien’s three-strong team in the Boylesports Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday.

Brendan Duke has no qualms about pitching once-raced Sammy The Snake in with the big guns in the Boylesports 2000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday.

New Approach is the 5-4 favourite to reverse Newmarket form with Henrythenavigator in Saturday’s Boylesports Irish 2000 Guineas.

STUBBS ART has been supplemented for the Boylesports Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday as he bids to reverse Newmarket Classic form with Henrythenavigator and New Approach.

Stubbs Art has been supplemented for the Boylesports Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday as he bids to reverse Newmarket Classic form with Henrythenavigator and New Approach.

The presence of top weight Halcon Genelardais in Saturday’s Coral Scottish Grand National appears to have frightened off a good proportion of the opposition as 51 horses were removed at the five-day stage.

Sammy The Snake, off the track for over a year, will head straight to the Curragh for a crack at the Boylesports Irish 2000 Guineas on May 24.

GIVE the public what it wants and they will turn up in their droves is the clear message over the past couple of weeks.

Willie Mullins is downbeat about Bothar Na’s prospects of winning the Guinness Kerry National for the second year running at Listowel tomorrow.

Johnny Murtagh took the honours on the first day of the new Irish Flat season by booting home a 879-1 treble at the Curragh.

Brendan Duke’s Sammy The Snake (12-1) won the Tally Ho Stud EBF Maiden at the Curragh, the first race of the new Flat season in Ireland.

CHAMPION Hurdle aspirant Harchibald proved hugely disappointing when trailing in fourth of five behind Scarthy Lad in the Tipperary Hurdle at Tipperary yesterday.

Peter Bowen’s halcyon summer jumps campaign scaled dazzling new heights after Yes Sir hacked up in the valuable totesport.com Summer Plate Handicap Chase at Market Rasen.

Britain will be strongly represented in tomorrow’s Colm McEvoy Auctioneers Champion Four Year Old Hurdle at Punchestown with three of the seven contenders.