AFTER a short Christmas break, racing returns to Curraheen Park tonight and it looks a particularly difficult one for punters.

OWEN McKenna had the perfect start to Derby final week when he won Monday’s Catunda Harry Champion Stakes final at Youghal with the Lorraine Moore owned Pablo Supreme.

Frenchman Damien Monier attacked on the final climb to claim victory on stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia today.

Ireland have comfortably earned a facile victory in their One-Day International at Stormont.