CHIEF DAN GEORGE failed to reach the expected heights in top staying hurdle company last season but he can compensate for a blank year at Sedgefield today.

Hallingdal got favourite-backers off to a good start at Newcastle when opening her account at the first attempt in the Weatherbys Bank/EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes in the hands of Royston French today.

WASHINGTON POSTE has a leading chance of finally enjoying a turn in the Blue Thunder Fast Foods Maiden at Ballinrobe this evening.

DECLAN MCDONOGH and Kevin Prendergast, fresh from a double at Roscommon on Monday, can combine to give us a winning nap with Washington Poste in the Ballymote Maiden at Sligo this evening.

Hala Bek, a close but unlucky fourth behind Sir Percy in the Vodafone Derby, will not run again this season.

Hala Bek has recovered from the setback which ruled him out of the Irish Derby and is back in work at Newmarket.

FRENCH raider Darsi and the Aidan O'Brien trained Dylan Thomas are the 3/1 joint favourites with Cashmans for the Budweiser Irish Derby after Hala Bek was ruled out of the 12-furlong contest yesterday.

French raider Darsi is Ladbrokes’ new 11-4 favourite for the Budweiser Irish Derby after Hala Bek was ruled out of the 12-furlong contest.

ANTE-POST activity on the Vodafone Derby hotted up with Visindar cementing his claims with an emphatic victory in the Group Two Prix Greffulhe at Saint-Cloud while some bookmakers have removed Hala Bek and Sir Percy from their lists.

The Michael Jarvis-trained Hala Bek will not run in the totesport Dante Stakes at York on Thursday and a Vodafone Derby bid is now on hold.

Hala Bek is to go on trial for the Vodafone Derby in the totesport Dante Stakes at York next week.

GEORGE WASHINGTON could take his chance in the Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown on July 8 as he appears as one of a massive entry of 17 from Aidan O’Brien’s Ballydoyle yard.

Hala Bek is to go on trial for the Vodafone Derby in the totesport Dante Stakes at York next Thursday.

LOST TIME rates a reasonably safe wager to land the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Novice Hurdle at Sligo this evening.

Hasty Prince confirmed himself a classy performer when taking the opening Light Infantry Plate Novices’ Hurdle at Doncaster today.