EDWARD O'GRADY, absent at his uncle the legendary P P Hogan's funeral, missed seeing Kentucky Charm land the GPT Handicap at the first stage of the Galway Festival last night.

LE LEOPARD, despite the fact the conditions of the contest are against him, gets the nap to take the October Race at Thurles this afternoon.

CHARLES BYRNES, a trainer with a terrific record on the big occasion, did it again at the first stage of Galway last night when Rockstown Boy finished late and fast to decisively land the GPT Handicap.

LE LEOPARD, useful on the level, is fancied to get off the mark over flights at the second time of asking in the Sheridan Electric Castlebar Maiden Hurdle at Ballinrobe this evening.

HAZELHATCH can follow up last week’s win at Fairyhouse by landing the featured Advanced Security Race on the all-flat card at Limerick this evening.