Andrea Atzeni showed why he has been signed up by Qatar Racing with a good ride to get Cappella Sansevero home in the Nestle Supporting Irish Autism Action Round Tower Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

Brendan Brackan is the nap choice in the Group 3 Invesco Pension Consultants Desmond Stakes at Leopardstown tonight.

A developer who was recently found not guilty of making corrupt payments to a Waterford councillor has hit the jackpot at the Goffs bloodstock sales.

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.

A FORMER Fine Gael councillor and a classic-winning racehorse owner have been sent forward to the circuit court for trial on charges relating to alleged corrupt payments of €80,000.

APPRENTICE Sam James, a big-race hero in Killarney recently, took the honours in Wexford last night, completing the first double of his blossoming career on The Buck and Cristal Island, bringing his seasonal tally to seven.

January made the journey from Ireland more than worthwhile when running out an impressive winner of the Ringside Suite Maiden Stakes at Wolverhampton.

Jim Bolger is confident Finsceal Beo can secure a deserved first success of the campaign in the Dance Design Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday.

Promising Lead landed a first Group One success in the Audi Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh.

Last year’s English and Irish 1000 Guineas winner Finsceal Beo heads a nine-strong line-up for the Audi Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh on Saturday.

JIM Bolger’s pair of top-class fillies, Finsceal Beo and Lush Lashes, could clash in the Audi Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh on Saturday.

BOOKMAKERS left Ascot in good shape after getting the better of the opening salvo with the punters on the first day of Royal Ascot yesterday.

Haradasun justified the adventurous decision to move him from Australia to the care of Aidan O'Brien by getting his new stable off to the best possible start at Royal Ascot in the Queen Anne Stakes.

HARADASUN and Sageburg lead a high-quality line-up for Tuesday’s Queen Anne Stakes, the opening event of the 2008 Royal Ascot meeting.

Haradasun and Sageburg lead a high-quality line-up for Tuesday's Queen Anne Stakes, the opening event of the 2008 Royal Ascot meeting.

FOR the third time in his career, Aidan O’Brien completed the Irish Guineas double when Halfway To Heaven added the 1000 at the Curragh yesterday to the success of Henrythenavigator in the 2000 on Saturday.

Last year’s St Leger winner Lucarno has a quartet of possible options for his first start of the season.

JIM Bolger reports no worries for New Approach as the red-hot favourite attempts to provide his trainer with a first victory in the stanjames.com 2000 Guineas at Newmarket today.

Major Cadeaux features among 21 horses to have stood their ground at the forfeit stage for the Juddmonte Lockinge on May 17.

FRENCH raider Natagora and impressive Nell Gwyn victor Infallible dominate the list of 18 fillies left in the stanjamesuk.com 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on Sunday after yesterday’s five-day stage.

TWIST MAGIC, so disappointing at Cheltenham, came back to something approaching his best when landing the Kerrygold Champion Chase at Punchestown yesterday.

Henry Cecil followed up a memorable day at Newmarket's Craven meeting today with a 21-1 double at Newbury courtesy of Unnefer and Burn The Breeze.

AT Dundalk last Friday John Oxx and Michael Kinane combined to land a treble and they return to the track tonight with Hanoverian Baron in the seven furlongs Park Inn Hotel Maiden for three-year-olds.

TRAINER Jim Bolger insists four-year-old filly Finsceal Beo is “back to her very best” ahead of Saturday’s Dubai Duty Free at Nad Al Sheba.

Trainer Jim Bolger insists four-year-old filly Finsceal Beo is “back to her very best” ahead of Saturday’s Dubai Duty Free at Nad Al Sheba.

JIM Bolger is confident Finsceal Beo is back to something approaching her best ahead of Saturday’s eagerly-awaited $5m Dubai Duty Free.

Jim Bolger is confident Finsceal Beo is back to something approaching her best ahead of Saturday's eagerly-awaited 5million Dubai Duty Free.

ONE Thousand Guineas double winner, Finsceal Beo, is among an elite group of six horses nominated for the horse of the year award from Horse Racing Ireland.

BENBAUN has made the Curragh his home-from-home but he could not have picked a better place to collect a rare ‘away’ success than the Prix de l’Abbaye at Longchamp yesterday.

Soldier Of Fortune can battle his way to success and provide Aidan O’Brien with a first-ever win in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on Sunday.

Andreas Wohler expects to be represented in two Group One races at Longchamp on Sunday.

FORMER Cheltenham Gold Cup winner War Of Attrition has stepped up his work-rate ahead of an eagerly-awaited return to the track.

Plans for dual 1000 Guineas heroine Finsceal Beo are on hold after she trailed home last of the six runners in the Irish Champion Stakes on Saturday.

JIM BOLGER admits Finsceal Beo has a huge task in front of her when taking on Dylan Thomas and cohorts in today’s Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes.

Jim Bolger admits Finsceal Beo has a huge task in front of her when taking on Dylan Thomas and cohorts in tomorrow’s Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes.

Dylan Thomas faces five rivals, including dual 1000 Guineas winner Finsceal Beo, in Saturday’s Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown.

Multiple Group One winners Dylan Thomas and Finsceal Beo are set to clash in the Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown this weekend.

DYLAN THOMAS is a short-priced favourite to record back-to-back victories in Saturday’s Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown, with several of his potential rivals already dropping by the wayside.

Finsceal Beo could tackle 10 furlongs for the first time in the Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown – providing underfoot conditions are considered suitable.

Henrythenavigator was overthrown by Godolphin’s Rio De La Plata at the head of the betting for next year’s Stan James 2000 Guineas after he suffered a narrow defeat to Saoirse Abu on heavy ground at the Curragh.

Henrythenavigator found himself stuck in the testing ground as he conceded his unbeaten record to 25-1 outsider Saoirse Abu in the Independent Waterford Wedgwood Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh.

Alexander Tango is on target for the UAE Royal Whip Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday.

AIDAN O’BRIEN is responsible for six of the 13 confirmations for the Independent Waterford Wedgwood Phoenix Stakes as he seeks a ninth success in the Curragh feature on Sunday.

English and Irish 1000 Guineas winner Finsceal Beo features among a fascinating 12-strong entry for Sunday’s United Arab Emirates Royal Whip Stakes at the Curragh.