Trainer David Flood is confident Coeur Courageux will put up a bold show in tomorrow’s Poule d’Essai des Poulains (French 2000 Guineas) at Longchamp.

AIDAN O’BRIEN was far from downhearted after Yeats lost his unbeaten record to Cairdeas in the High Chaparral EBF Mooresbridge Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

Aidan O’Brien was far from downhearted after Yeats lost his unbeaten record to Cairdeas in the High Chaparral EBF Mooresbridge Stakes at the Curragh today.

Indesatchel, a tidy winner of last month’s Greenham Stakes at Newbury, makes a swift return to the track at the Curragh tomorrow for the Rock Of Gibraltar European Breeders Fund Tetrarch Stakes.

Fracas and Merger will bid to add to Ireland’s impressive haul of recent British races when the pair line up for the Betfred Classic Trial at Sandown.

Two of the major British Classic trials have gone the way of the Irish already this season and another promising Irish colt looks set to be on display at Sandown on Friday.

A CHANGE of heart by trainer John Carr paid dividends at the Curragh yesterday as Sublimity took top honours in the Listed AES Alleged Stakes.

A change of heart by trainer John Carr paid dividends at the Curragh today as Sublimity took top honours in the Listed AES Alleged Stakes.

Indesatchel put up a hugely impressive performance to claim the Oak Lodge & Hamford Stud Sires Loughbrown Stakes at the Curragh today.

BEEF OR SALMON can take the first step towards possible Cheltenham Gold Cup glory by defying top weight in the Anglo Irish Bank Munster National at Limerick tomorrow.