ERIC McNamara's Khayar looked an unlucky loser when beaten favourite at Ballinrobe on his most recent outing and he can gain some compensation by taking the Summerhill Shopping Centre Handicap at Tramore this evening.

TERENCE O’BRIEN, who trains at Carrigtwohill, Co Cork, had cause for a double celebration yesterday.

Apprentice jockey Ronan Whelan savoured a fairytale on the third day of the Listowel Harvest Festival as he recorded only his second ever win in the showpiece Irish Stallion Farms EBF Premier Nursery.