DOUBLES for champion jockey Johnny Murtagh and Niall McCullagh, along with trainer Eddie Lynam, proved the highlights of Dundalk’s first meeting of 2012 last night.

Sadler’s Wells died yesterday evening, aged 30.

LEGENDARY sire Sadler’s Wells died last evening, aged 30.

A DOUBLE for former champion Pat Smullen, on De Senectute and Snap Alam, proved the highlight of last night’s action in Ballinrobe.

JOHNNY Murtagh completed a superb treble at Leopardstown last night, highlighted by Cabaret’s convincing, all-the-way win in the featured, Group 3 Silver Flash Stakes.

FAMOUS, a full-sister to multiple Group 1 winner Mastercraftsman, earned a step into Group 3 company when scoring an all-the-way win in the opening Irish Stallion Farms 2-Y-O Fillies Maiden at Leopardstown last night.

PATIO continued trainer David Marnane’s superb season when landing the ‘Thanks To Ballinrobe Race Sponsors 2008’ Race at Ballinrobe yesterday.

NEIL CALLAN, a native of Kildare, rode his first winner at the track when guiding English challenger, Kevin Ryan’s Senor Mirasol, to a smooth victory in the Listed Danehill Dancer Stakes at Tipperary last evening.

ANDREW KINSELLA is counting on his stable’s upturn in fortunes to help Rock Of Rochelle fare better at Leopardstown tomorrow.

RACEHORSE trainer Aidan O’Brien has rejected claims from the promoters of a proposed animal byproducts plant that his horses weren’t affected by emissions from a former rendering plant in the vicinity.

PAUL Carberry dominated yesterday’s action at Gowran Park, completing a fine treble on The Dotted Line, Signatory and Sunshine Guest.

Spirit Of Sharjah will attempt to build on a promising first start for Peter Chapple-Hyam in the Willmott Dixon Cornwallis Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

SHANE JACKSON, one of the rising young stars of Irish racing, gave Dark Bolero a copybook drive to land the featured Guinness Handicap Hurdle at Listowel yesterday.

HARD ROCK CITY produced a performance full of guts to grab the feature event on the final day of the week-long Galway Festival yesterday.

Hard Rock City produced a performance full of guts to grab the feature event on the final day of the week-long Galway Festival.

MOORE’S LAW, absent for 78 days, outclassed his rivals in the Blackwater Hurdle at Cork yesterday.

TREASURE MAP is the nap choice in the Kavanaghs' Bar Claremorris Race at Ballinrobe this afternoon.

A MAJOR survey is underway which it’s hoped will provide optimum information on travel patterns to make it easier for commuters to use the Cork-Midleton rail link when it becomes operational in 2008.

BROGELLA, who failed to come into foal and was returned to the racetrack when scoring at Punchestown recently, landed the featured Murphy's Irish Stout Handicap Hurdle at Killarney yesterday.

TRIKIRK, off the track for almost two years, came late and fast to give Michael Grassick his first winner of the season in the Supporters’ Club Maiden at Tramore last evening.

DON’T BE BITIN, winner of a bit pot over hurdles at Listowel recently, followed up last year’s victory in the Derrinstown Stud apprentice handicap at Roscommon yesterday.

FRAN BERRY moved to within one of pace-setting 13 times champion Michael Kinane in the Jockeys Championship table when sharing the riding honours with Niall McCullagh ay Navan yesterday, each rider completing a double.

CARADAK stepped up from maiden company to Listed class in style when landing the King Charlemagne Stakes at Cork yesterday.

PAT HUGHES’ Spanish John was always an odds-on chance for the Bourn Vincent Memorial Park Maiden Hurdle at the first stage of the Killarney Festival last night and he proved much too good for moderate rivals in the hands of local hero Jim Culloty.

Turtle Soup revelled in the rain-softened ground to land the featured Stan James Handicap Hurdle at Warwick today.

MICHAEL GRASSICK, fresh from a double on the flat at Fairyhouse on Saturday and on the mark with Major Title at Leopardstown, continued his terrific run when King’s Opera won the featured Murphys’ Irish Stout Handicap Hurdle at Killarney yesterday.