Cashen Malouda is very difficult to oppose in the third race at Curraheen Park tonight.

Dublin were clearly on a mission in Dr Cullen Park on Saturday after being ousted by Wexford last week.

HAVING gone almost overboard with my reaction to his early puppy runs at Shelbourne, I was pleased to see the Pat Buckley trained Slick Seattle finally live up to the rating with a superb 28.16 run in Monday’s unscheduled third session of the Pat Hennerty Sales Irish Laurels at Curraheen Park.

THERE was a pulsating climax to the McCarthy Insurance Group Oaks at Curraheen Park on Saturday night where Tyrur Tinkerbell continued the fine run of trainer Paul Hennessy with a hard fought victory.

One can already sense the buzz developing around this year’s Pat Hennerty Sales Irish Laurels and the first round action suggested that Curraheen Park patrons are going to be served up some wonderful racing between now and final night.

ON what was an extremely busy Monday night in Irish greyhound racing, Michael Frayne’s Clearview Kelly set a strong pace when winning her first round heat in the Premier Fantasy Southern Oaks at Youghal.

ANTE-POST joint favourite Slip The Lark can lay down an early marker in the Cashmans Bookmakers Irish Laurels at Curraheen Park by landing an ultra- competitive heat 13 tonight (7.47 start).

KILKENNY BABY, the only unbeaten runner in the event going into the decider, duly came up trumps in the final of the McCarthy Insurance Group Cork Oaks at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.

THE semi-finals of the McCarthy Insurance Group Cork Oaks top the bill at Curraheen Park tonight and Ballymac Floss can get backers off to a flier in the first.

CHEROKEE LADY, recent winner of the Tyrur Ted Champion Bitch Stakes at Galway, was turned over in heat 3 of the opening round of the McCarthy Insurance Group Cork Oaks at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.

MOST of the objectors to the proposed N8 Fermoy to Mitchelstown bypass withdrew their objections yesterday.