Recent Curragh winner Authorization aims to overcome his relative inexperience and plunder some of the good prize-money on offer in the Guinness Handicap at the Galway Festival on Friday.

The Robert Tyner-trained Embracing Change is virtually unbeatable at Dromahane and the seven-year-old recorded his fifth victory at the popular north Cork venue at yesterday’s Kanturk – Duhallow meeting by destroying the opposition in a vintage renewal of the open.

Kinsale-based trainer/breeder Finbarr Tierney seems to have a genuinely nice prospect on his hands in the form of Ardkilly Witness who had little difficulty in gaining a second career success in the winners of one at yesterday’s well-attended Cloyne Harriers point-to-point fixture which took place at Dromahane.

TRANQUIL SEA, winner of the race a year earlier, duly outclassed his three rivals in the Grade 2 Clonmel Oil Chase at Clonmel yesterday.

SAM LORD’S CASTLE, obviously no star, but clearly going the right way, is the nap choice in the Killarney Oils Ltd Maiden at Killarney this evening.

BINOCULAR could bid to round off what has been another turbulent season in the Rabobank Champion Hurdle at Punchestown on May 6.

If James Motherway’s Bluesea Cracker wins the Grand National, she’ll become the first mare since Nickel Coin back in 1951 to win the race. But Declan Colley says it will cause a sensation for reasons other than her sex.

AFTER years of trying, Tony McCoy finally earned the Grand National victory he so desperately sought when he and Don't Push It emerged victorious in 2010.

DERMOT WELD is to have his first Grand National runner for 16 years after confirming Majestic Concorde a definite starter in the John Smith’s-sponsored showpiece at Aintree on Saturday.

Donald McCain had “no complaints” after ante-post favourite Ballabriggs was allotted a weight of 11st in the 2011 John Smith’s Grand National.

James Motherway has been forced to rule Bluesea Cracker out of Saturday’s rearranged Coral Welsh National at Chepstow.

HURRICANE FLY will miss his intended outing this weekend at Punchestown in the Grade 1 The Dobbins & Madigans at Punchestown Hurdle (Morgiana Hurdle).

SIZING AUSTRALIA finally got off the mark over fences when producing a game display to land the Liams Legends 2010 Beginners Chase at Thurles yesterday.

AS the RTÉ television commentary team came to terms with the success of 25/1 outsider, Bluesea Cracker, in the Irish Grand National, Ted Walsh admitted he had never heard of the winner’s sire.

James Motherway is still on cloud nine after Bluesea Cracker gave him the biggest success of his career in the Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse yesterday.

Bluesea Cracker, trained by James Motherway, landed an incident-packed renewal of the Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse.

RITE Of Passage hardened as favourite for the Neptune Investments Novice Hurdle at Cheltenham after recording what his trainer Dermot Weld described as a “satisfactory” win in the Book Your Festival Tickets Hurdle at Punchestown yesterday.

CUAN Na Grai, taken out twice of late because of quick ground by Paul Nolan, found conditions to his liking in the Festival 18th and 19th July Hurdle at Tipperary last night.

Rookie rider Paul Townend was the toast of Ballybrit as Indian Pace gave him the biggest victory of his fledgling career in the Guinness Galway Hurdle.

Rookie rider Paul Townend was the toast of Ballybrit as Indian Pace gave him the biggest victory of his fledgling career in the Guinness Galway Hurdle.

SIR FREDERICK took his total of successes to five, all travelling right-handed, when proving far too good for the opposition in the Powerstown Chase at Clonmel last evening.

“I'M going back to school tonight”, quipped 16-years-old Patrick Mullins, after he had partnered Diego Garcia to a smooth victory in the Denny Havasnack Race at Tralee yesterday.

TWO Listed races on the programme and two wins for the the mighty Kieren Fallon was very much the story at Cork yesterday.

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WILLIE MULLINS’ Major Vernon duly outclassed his rivals in the first division of the Cashel Maiden Hurdle at Clonmel yesterday, giving the impression there was plenty in the locker.

ON an afternoon when Ruby Walsh rode in excess of a 15-1 treble, the main talking point at Cork yesterday was the Mallow Handicap Chase.