Richard Hannon’s Kool Kompany, so disappointing at Royal Ascot in the Coventry, streaked away with the Group 2 Gain Railway Stakes at the Curragh on Saturday.

Scream Blue Murder, well supported throughout the day, justified 5-4 favouritism for the Father’s Day Racing June 15th Race at Cork last night.

Dermot Weld and Pat Smullen got the Irish Flat turf season off to the perfect start by taking out the two feature events on the opening afternoon of the campaign at the Curragh.

The Coolmore Stud Home Of Champions Concorde Stakes is next on the agenda for Wannabe Better following an impressive display at Killarney on Wednesday.

Jamie Piggott, son of the legendary Lester, will try to follow in his father’s footsteps when he has his first ride in public at Killarney today.

Frankie Dettori has been appointed as the new retained rider for leading owner Sheikh Joaan Al Thani.

Alive Alive Oh will carry a degree of stable confidence as she puts her Darley Irish Oaks credentials on the line in the Oxigen Environmental Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday.

David Nagle’s stable star Maarek could be in for a busy week, with tomorrow’s Midsummer Sprint at Cork a possible warm-up for a trip to Royal Ascot.

Alive Alive Oh is in line to make her next appearance in the Ribblesdale Stakes at Royal Ascot.

JT McNamara, the amateur jockey badly injured in a fall at the Cheltenham Festival, was transferred to hospital in Dublin yesterday having been treated in Bristol since March.

Most punters wanted to be with Tommy Stack’s Queens Visit in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Maiden at Clonmel last night and were proved right.

More than 12,000 students produced what, I suppose, could be described as a Cheltenham-type atmosphere at Limerick last evening.

Continental Europe captain Jean van de Velde praised his team as they fought back to trail Great Britain and Ireland by a single point after the second day of the Vivendi Seve Trophy at St-Nom-La-Breteche.

JOHNNY MURTAGH consolidated his position at the top of the jockeys’ championshipwhen guiding Adiynara to a smooth success in the 2011 Pride Of Tipperary Launch Race at Tipperary last night.

LOLLY FOR DOLLY is to go for Group One glory back home in Ireland after living up to her name in the Windsor Forest Stakes at Royal Ascot.

APART from those in flat racing’s insider circles the name Wayne Lordan doesn’t mean much to many people.

SECRETSUBSTITUTE and Dearest Girl landed substantial on-course gambles in the flat action at Roscommon last night.

JESSICA HARRINGTON, looking forward to a big run from Pathfork in the English 2000 Guineas at Newmarket tomorrow, saddled Blaze Brightly to land the www.tipperaryraces.ie Race at Tipperary last night.

Colin Tizzard reports Cue Card in “brilliant order” as he bids to get favourite backers off to the perfect start in the Stan James Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham.

HARBINGER has been given the green light to lock horns with Derby-winning stablemate Workforce in next month’s King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

FRANK Ennis believes Sebastian Flyte is not a complete no-hoper in the Abu Dhabi Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday.

Ralph Beckett is looking forward to running Oasis Dancer in the Abu Dhabi Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday.

CNOCANDANCER may join her stablemate Lolly For Dolly in the Irish 1,000 Guineas following her recent debut success.

Tommy Stack’s Noll Wallop will have his next start in the Irish 2,000 Guineas.

Connections of Noll Wallop are mapping out an ambitious plan for the colt following his impressive victory in the Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial.

“MONEY, horse racing and women, three things the boys just can’t figure out.”

CONNECTIONS of Walk On Bye are confident the filly will give a good account of herself when she lines up in the Goffs Million Sprint at the Curragh on Sunday.

WALK On Bye is all set to put her unbeaten record on the line in the Phoenix Stakes after being supplemented for the Curragh feature on Sunday.

Walk On Bye is all set to put her unbeaten record on the line in the Phoenix Stakes after being supplemented for the Curragh feature on Sunday.

Aine got up close home to deny Snaefell in a thrilling finish to the Belgrave Stakes at Fairyhouse.

RADIOHEAD will bid to supplement his Royal Ascot gains in the Camas Park & Ashtown House Studs Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday week.

Radiohead will bid to supplement his Royal Ascot gains in the Camas Park & Ashtown House Studs Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday week.

Michael Bell admitted he would relish the chance to take on all-comers in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe after Sariska’s sweeping success at the Curragh yesterday.

Wayne Lordan made it three in a row in the Jebel Ali Stables & Racecourse Anglesey Stakes aboard yet another smart juvenile, the Tommy Stack-trained Walk On Bye.

ARD Na Greine landed the listed Martin Molony Stakes for Jim Bolger and Kevin Manning at Limerick last night and will now contest next Sunday’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh.

DERMOT WELD’S Moving Heart, who had threatened more than was delivered in three previous runs, put it all together to produce a smooth performance in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Maiden at Limerick last night.

JOHNNY Murtagh had to settle for a double, from a strong book of rides, at Dundalk last night, scoring on Royal Entourage and Glowing.

REIGNING Champion Hurdler Katchit’s season did not get off to the best possible start as he suffered a narrow defeat at the hands of Snap Tie in the WBX.COM Hurdle at Kempton yesterday.

Ladbrokes St Leger hero Conduit could emerge as a fascinating middle-distance prospect in 2009 after outstaying his rivals in the final Classic of the season at Doncaster on Saturday.

Doctor Fremantle has been well supported to break Michael Stoute’s Ladbrokes St Leger hoodoo at Doncaster on Saturday.

Wayne Lordan is available to ride Unsung Heroine in Saturday’s Ladbrokes St Leger after he had a three-day ban cut to two.

RUBY WALSH and Clear Gold teamed up to land a grief-stricken McEligott’s Landrover Handicap Chase at Killarney last night.

Connections of Myboycharlie are mulling over the options after the colt was a late withdrawal due to the ground at Ascot on Saturday.