It was a case of Murphy’s Law in Naas last night as longshots Big Time (16/1), trained by John Murphy and Joe Murphy’s Euphrasia (33/1) shocked punters.

Princess Highway, successful in the race a year ago, gets the vote to again win the Group 3 Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Blue Wind Stakes at Naas tonight.

Aidan O’Brien, who has won the Group 2 Juddmonte Beresford Stakes at the Curragh 11 times in the past, including with the likes of Septimus, St Nicholas Abbey and 12 months ago with David Livingston, looks like launching another powerful assault on Sunday’s 1 mile race for two-year-olds.

British raiders Nathaniel and Snow Fairy feature among a final field of six declared runners in tomorrow’s Red Mills Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown.

La Collina is set to return to action in the next two months after suffering a setback in the Irish 1,000 Guineas.

Homecoming Queen faces seven rivals as she attempts to follow up her surprise victory in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket in the Etihad Airways-sponsored Irish equivalent at the Curragh on Sunday.

Pat Smullen will ride Born To Sea in Saturday’s Abu Dhabi Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh, with the colt sporting a first-time hood.

La Collina is set to try her luck in the Etihad Airways Irish 1000 Guineas at the Curragh on May 27 following her creditable effort in the Newmarket equivalent.

Trainer Aidan O’Brien does not expect the rain-softened ground to trouble the unbeaten Maybe as she shoots for Classic glory in Sunday’s Qipco 1000 Guineas.

WHEN La Collina mugged Power in the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh last month, here’s one who could not believe what he had just seen.

MAYBE retained her unbeaten record and gave Aidan O'Brien his sixth Moyglare Stud Stakes success when justifying odds-on favouritism in the Group 1 feature at the Curragh yesterday.

Maybe stretched her unbeaten record to five with a thoroughly professional performance in the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh.

KEVIN Prendergast believes La Collina has a good chance of taking her revenge on Maybe in the featured Group One Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday.

THE rematch between Maybe and La Collina in tomorrow’s Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh is undoubtedly the highlight of the weekend's horse racing action, and the bookmakers have firmly pinned their colours to the former's mast.

MICHAEL WINTERS’ Rebel Fitz can continue his climb up the ladder by landing the Easyfix Rubber Products Novice hurdle at Galway this afternoon.

Mick Channon has decided against running his Royal Ascot winner Samitar against Maybe and La Collina in Sunday’s Moyglare Stud Stakes.

La Collina is on course for the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh on August 28 following her surprise Group One win at the County Kildare course.

LONGSHOT La Collina gave veteran Curragh trainer Kevin Prendergast his fourth Keeneland Phoenix Stakes success when swooping late to foil the Aidan O’Brien trained favourite Power in yesterday’s Group 1 feature at the Curragh.

La Collina collared Power close home to land a 33-1 surprise success in the Keeneland Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh.