ALL season Ger Lyons had been hoping to win a Pattern race with Future Generation and his wish came through last night when the filly made most to land the Group 3 Desmond Stakes at Leopardstown.

BIBLE BELT looked a class apart when the Big Bad Bob filly routed her rivals in the Listed Hurry Harriet Stakes at Gowran Park last night.

SIXTH in the Irish 2,000 Guineas and narrowly beaten at listed level, the John Oxx trained Zabarajad scraped home to land odds of 30/100 in the opening Bennettsbridge Maiden at Gowran Park last night.

GER LYONS saddled his eighth two-year-old winner of the season when Lady Rochford, ridden by Keagan Latham, pipped odds-on favourite Lady Wingshot in the Irish Stallion Farms 2-Y-0 Fillies Maiden at Naas last night.

LOCAL trainers John McConnell and Ger Lyons stole the show with doubles on the opening day of the Bellewstown July meeting last night.

EMULOUS oozed class as she justified favouritism for Dermot Weld and owner Khalid Abdullah in the Group 3 Brownstown Stakes, the feature of last night’s action at Fairyhouse.

PAT SMULLEN was seen at his tactical best when guiding the Dermot Weld-trained Sapphire to a convincing all-the-way victory in the Irish Stallion Farms Fillies race at Naas last night, highlight of a 134/1 treble for the champion jockey.

Sole Power bounced back to his best form to land the betfred.com Temple Stakes at Haydock as the ’Budapest Bullet’ Overdose failed to fire.

THE very promising Mossey Joe strolled to victory in the O’Keeffe, O’Shea, O’Connor Solicitors’ Novice Chase at Killarney last night.

SOUTH African Keagan Latham enjoyed a welcome change of luck when Muckle Bahoochie provided him with his first success of the season in the opening www.dundalkstadium.com 2-Y-0 Maiden at Dundalk last night.

SHE’S A QUEEN is the nap choice to land the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Maiden at Dundalk tonight.

COOLMORE sire Dylan Thomas made an immediate impact with his first runner, Snowflake Dancer, which prevailed in a blanket finish to the opening two-year-old maiden at Dundalk last night, and then survived a Stewards Enquiry.

REIGNING champion Johnny Murtagh kept his slim chance of retaining the jockeys’ title alive with a double on Imperial Rome and Herostatus at Dundalk last night, but still trails Pat Smullen by six, 86-92, following the former champion’s win on Hawa Bali in the finale.

MIDDLEHAM-BASED Mark Johnston struck again at Dundalk last night when well-drawn Take Tenmade made virtually all to land the featured Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Package Handicap over six furlongs.

Michael Halford, who will saddle favourite Casamento in today’s Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster, received a timely boost when Invincible Ash captured the listed Mercury Stakes at Dundalk last night.

JOHNNY MURTAGH and David Wachman shared a two-year-old double at Dundalk last night, highlighted by the victory of Winning Flag in the featured Star Appeal Stakes, a listed event over seven furlongs.

THE second division of the Dundalk Stadium On Facebook Handicap was declared void as confusion reigned at Dundalk yesterday.hor

TRAINER Ger Lyons took the training honours on the beach at Laytown yesterday, completing a double with Cosmic Breeze and Dunne Grand.

MICHAEL HALFORD introduced a smashing newcomer in Casamento, the first horse he has trained for Sheikh Mohammed, to win the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Maiden at Tipperary last night.

BEWITCHED is to go on the trail of Group 3 success following her threequarter length win, under Johnny Murtagh, from Swiss Diva in the Listed Sweet Mimosa Stakes over six furlongs at Naas last night.

RONNIE O’LEARY’S Schelm outclassed his rivals to easily win the featured J and B O’Sullivan Builders’ Ltd Chase at Killarney last night.

ODDS-ON favourite Karasiyra gave John Oxx and the Aga Khan a third consecutive win in the listed Lenabane Stakes at Roscommon last night.

BERG BAHN, in the colours carried to Investec Oaks glory by Snow Fairy, proved a shock winner of the Group 3 Brownstown Stakes at Fairyhouse last night.

SEEHARN staked her claim as a realistic Moyglare Stud Stakes contender when landing the listed Ballygallon Stud Balanchine Stakes at the Curragh last night.

TOMMY STACK’S Machaputo, a big disappointment when well fancied on his debut at Down Royal – but a major order morning-prices – strolled to victory in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Maiden at Tipperary last night.

TWEEDY, a half-sister to prolific winner Duff, opened her account, at the second attempt, in the six-furlong Go Racing In Kildare Maiden at Naas last night.

PAT SMULLEN gave Grace O’Malley a quite magnificent drive to land the Group 3 Kerry Group Noblesse Stakes at Cork yesterday.

Grace O’Malley put up a courageous performance to come out on top in a fantastic three-way finish to the Kerry Group Noblesse Stakes at Cork.

GER LYONS’ Clondinnery is the nap choice to land the Listed Galteee Rochestown Stakes at Cork tomorrow.

ON a low-key, pre-Royal Ascot weekend, Aidan O’Brien and Johnny Murtagh doubled-up with two of Ballydoyle’s lesser-lights, Emperor Hadrian and Ferdinand Magellan, at Navan last night.

OUT of luck on sixth-placed Akdarena in the Investec Oaks at Epsom, Kevin Manning’s dash to the Curragh last night proved worthwhile when Irish Derby-bound Carraiglawn landed the listed Silver Stakes.

JOHNNY MURTAGH wasted no time getting down to business at Tipperary last night, booting home the first three winners.

GER LYONS’ Clondinnery can get us away to the ideal start by landing the first on the programme, the Irish Stallion Farms' EBF Median Auction Maiden, at Dundalk tonight.

CHINA Rock should make a successful chasing debut in the Gowran Park Racing Club 2010 Beginners Chase at Gowran Park today.

DANDY BOY continued David Marnane’s tremendous season when landing the Irish Stallions Farms Race at Dundalk yesterday.

IN-FORM Ger Lyons brought his seasonal tally to twenty-five when Beat Surrender and Kinetic Quest provided him with a double at Naas last night.

BANKROBBER is fancied to lighten the bookmakers’ satchels by landing the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Median Auction Maiden at Fairyhouse tonight.

JOHNNY MURTAGH missed his two booked rides at Tipperary last night, having failed to arrive back from Heathrow in time.

THE four-runner BBQ Night At Tipperary Race offers the best chance of showing a profit at Tipperary tonight.

SHREYAS pipped the fast-finishing Fiery Lad in the listed Nijinsky Stakes at Leopardstown last night.

Love Lockdown vindicated Ger Lyons' decision to forego Royal Ascot when he took the Kerry Spring Water Rochestown Stakes at Cork.

THE progressive Love Lockdown can complete a hat-trick of successes in the Listed Kerry Spring Water Rochestown Stakes at Cork tomorrow.

AN enterprising ride by Fran Berry earned Duff a Group 3 breakthrough success in the Ballycorus Stakes at Leopardstown last night.

GER Lyons, on the mark at Leopardstown on Thursday, struck again when Putapriceonthat and Rain Delayed provided him with a double at Down Royal last night.