This weekend is all about the return of Hurricane Fly, who will attempt to tighten his grip on the Champion Hurdle market in the BHP Insurance-sponsored Irish version at Leopardstown tomorrow.

Hollywood’s homage to all those sugary sweet 1950s romantic comedies where Doris Day and Rock Hudson would spend more time talking to each other on the phone than they did face to face.

JOCKEY Christophe Soumillon rode a Group One treble including the French 2000 and 1000 Guineas on a disappointing afternoon for the Irish and British challengers at Longchamp yesterday.

WITH less than seven weeks until the Vodafone Derby, running plans for hat-trick seeking trainer Aidan O’Brien’s stable are still up in the air.