Irish punters, starved of any action since last Sunday, get a minor fix at Dundalk tonight.

Sir Maximilian made it three wins from four visits to Ireland in 2014 when getting up close home to defeat Abstraction by a head in the listed Mercury Stakes, last night’s feature in Dundalk.

The Tommy Stack-trained Wannabe Better, clearly improving at a rate of knots, created a mild surprise when taking the featured Listed Vincent O’Brien Ruby Stakes at Killarney last night.

Teenager Luke Dempsey has quickly emerged as the apprentice find of the season and rode his third winner in the last ten days when the gambled-on Spirituality got up close home to foil favourite Captain Joy in the Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Package Handicap in Dundalk last night.

Trainer Michael Halford, who declared on Thursday: “I have a team of fresh horses ready to run here over the next few weeks” dominated last night’s handicap action in Dundalk, saddling a superb four-timer at cumulative odds of almost 682/1.

HARRY TROTTER, who has hit the bar on a couple of occasions, can finally work his magic in the opening six furlongs maiden at Dundalk tonight!