Colm O’Donoghue, who hopes to team-up with his Investec Oaks winning mount Qualify in Saturday’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby, struck again when partnering Outstanding to win the listed Oaks Trial in Naas last night.

Several state-appointed board members responsible for running the Irish National Stud shared in the benefits of bloodstock investments that netted the company €3.6m last year.

PRIVATE studs connected to key personnel at the Irish National Stud (INS) spent €235,199 over nine years to avail of the breeding facilities at the semi-state farm.