Former British champion Ryan Moore’s trip to the Curragh proved worthwhile yesterday when Dank, trained by Michael Stoute, proved an emphatic winner of the Group 2 Kilboy Estates Stakes.

Just Pretending heads five possibles from the Aidan O’Brien stable among 15 remaining in the Kilboy Estate Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday.

Caponata, an impressive winner on her debut at the corresponding meeting last year, made her stakes-race breakthrough when landing the listed Victor McCalmont Memorial Stakes at Gowran Park yesterday.

The David Wachman trained Aloof, whose two previous career successes were achieved on Dundalk’s polytrack surface, proved a shock 12/1 winner of the Denny Cordell-Lavarack & Lanwades Stud Fillies Stakes in Gowran Park yesterday.

The once-powerful association of Henry Cecil and the Wildenstein family is revived this weekend as Andromeda Galaxy makes her debut for the trainer at Gowran Park on Sunday.

Sky Lantern sealed her credentials as a possible contender for Classic honours next year when justifying a supplementary entry to win the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh.

Sky Lantern, confidently handled by Richard Hughes, oozed class as she proved a facile winner of the Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

Snow Fairy gets the vote ahead of Nathaniel in the Red Mills Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown this evening.

What’s on offer at Bellewstown this evening can be best described as grim, with five horrible handicaps and a claiming maiden forming the bulk of an eight-contest programme.

Twenty four hours is a long time in racing.

Dibayani confirmed the favourable impression he had made on his debut when winning the Darley EBF Maiden at the Curragh.

Trainer Michael Halford is delighted Johnny Murtagh has chosen to partner Massiyn in the Lenebane Stakes at Roscommon tomrrow evening.

Warwick Avenue, an ordinary horse by Ballydoyle standards, can land the nap in The Irish Times Maiden at theCurragh tonight.

Successful with Princess Highway at Royal Ascot last week, Dermot Weld struck with another high-class three-year-old filly when Caponata landed the listed Naas Oaks Trial in Naas last night.

The David Wachman trained Tannery proved a shock winner of the listed Victor McCalmont Memorial Stakes at Gowran Park yesterday.