PJ Hayes thought nothing of it at the time. Kids haven’t a clue what their future holds when they’re six and so, when his son said he wanted to be a jockey, PJ smiled and thought nothing more of it.

PATRICK MULLINS, just 17 years-of-age, gave Impudent a tremendous drive to upset hot-pot Essex in the Denny Havasnack Race at Tralee yesterday.

THOUGHTS drifted back to the great Imperial Call and his tremendous Cheltenham Gold Cup victory in 1996 after Lisselan Eagle won the Clarina Maiden at Limerick last evening.

TRAINER Sean Treacy enjoyed a welcome turn at Limerick last night when Shersha proved too strong for odds-on favourite Macduff in the Budweiser Race.

TADGH O’SHEA just can’t stop riding winners at the moment and the young man from Cork partnered his 17th winner of the season when he brought Styling It with a perfectly timed challenge to win the opening two year old maiden at Navan last night.