ADAJAL, in the colours of JP McManus, completed a quick hat-trick when landing the Oran Handicap Chase in impressive style at Roscommon last night.

IN-FORM Jim Bolger dominated last night’s action at Gowran Park, saddling a 55/1 treble with Majestic Dancer, Buiateoir and Book Of Numbers to follow-up his double at Naas on Wednesday.

JOHN OXX continued his excellent start to the new season when winning the listed Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan with Roses For The Lady and completing a double at Gowran Park yesterday.

DANDY BOY continued David Marnane’s tremendous season when landing the Irish Stallions Farms Race at Dundalk yesterday.

SEAMUS Heffernan, who will partner Fame And Glory in today’s Investec Derby, received a timely boost when recording a double on Man Of Iron and Skating at Navan last night, both horses carrying the purple and white colours of Derrick Smith, which Heffernan will don for classic action this afternoon.

FAME And Glory bids to confirm Ballysax Stakes form and enhance his Classic credentials in the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial at Leopardstown tomorrow.

Connections of Pollen are looking to step the filly up in class after she finished with a rattle to land the Keatley Groundcare Irish Lincolnshire at the Curragh.

TYRONE trainer Lee Smyth, who only took out a licence on March 1, enjoyed his first success when Tipper Road won the September Handicap at Clonmel last night.

Dimenticata gained a deserved success at Listed level in the Belgrave Stakes at Fairyhouse.

TWO-year-olds Aaroness and Bushranger stole the show when opening their respective accounts at Tipperary last night.

JOHN OXX recorded a fine double with his only two runners, Taralaya and Hasanka, at Galway last night.

PAT SMULLEN continued his determined quest to regain the Jockeys Championship when partnering Graceful Star to victory in the opening two-year-old fillies maiden at Roscommon yesterday.

APT SON must be strongly fancied to continue apprentice Davy Moran’s successful run in the opener at Roscommon today.

Eagle’s Pass, third behind Farmer Brown in the Galway Hurdle on his last start, reverted to the Flat in great style to land the Guinness Gold Cup at Tralee.

Outsider Incline claimed the feature race yesterday evening on day two of the Galway Races in Ballybrit.

County Donegal trainer Ray McGlinchey hit the jackpot at Galway this evening as Incline came out best in a three-way photo to the €160,000 Tote Galway Mile European Breeders Fund Handicap.

County Donegal trainer Ray McGlinchey bagged a big pot as his Incline came out best in a three-way photo to the €160,000 Tote Galway Mile European Breeders Fund Handicap.

JOHNNY Murtagh, who will partner Dylan Thomas in today’s ‘King George’ at Ascot, was on the mark at Fairyhouse last night, scoring on debutant Capt Chaos in the Book Tickets Online Median Auction 2-Y-0 Maiden.

THE Christy Roche-trained Cool Running, who got off the mark over fences at Punchestown earlier in the month, outclassed his rivals in the Seamus Weldon Novice Chase at Killarney last night.

Yeats justified 1-3 favouritism when making an exemplary return to action in the Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan.

Brendan Duke’s Sammy The Snake (12-1) won the Tally Ho Stud EBF Maiden at the Curragh, the first race of the new Flat season in Ireland.

VETERAN Media Puzzle registered his first win since the 2002 Melbourne Cup when landing the listed Seamus McGrath Memorial Saval Beg Stakes at Leopardstown last night.

FORMER champion jockey Johnny Murtagh was suspended for a total of 23 days at Leopardstown yesterday, most of the ban being imposed following an incident involving Pat Smullen.

ESWARAH leapt to the head of the Vodafone Oaks market after easily accounting for five rivals in the 10-furlong Swettenham Stud Fillies’ Trial Stakes at Newbury yesterday.