LOCH Bo Butch is the star turn at the two-day Cork Cup coursing meeting which starts at Blarney on St Stephen’s Day.

GALLANT PARNELL, purchased by current owners the C.C &M Syndicate from Listowel from John Flynn of Tarbert after he had been beaten two and a half lengths by Jerrys Beam in the final of the Derby Trial Stake at Charleville last season, started his campaign on a bright note when taking the Desmond Cup at Glin yesterday.

THE flying Droopys Caesar (Hilltown-Fiery Lucy) has been temporarily grounded for a spell at stud in the Dunphy kennels in Portlaw, Co. Waterford.

Tom Higgins