Purple, who is bred to be far better than she is, is the nap choice to get off the mark at the sixth time of asking in the Garlow Cross Handicap at Navan this afternoon.

Camelot looked a colt out of the top drawer when recording an impressive victory in the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster.

AIDAN O’BRIEN’S So You Think cannot be opposed in the Group 1 Red Mills Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown this evening, where one of the main questions to be answered is just how many winners will the Ballydoyle maestro manage?

THE Dermot Weld trained Riviera Poet has outstanding claims in the Group 2 Galileo Futurity Stakes, feature at the Curragh today.

BETFAIR has long played a major part in Irish racing and there is little doubt is often a useful tool when it comes to winner finding.

FOR the second time in a few weeks, champion jockey Pat Smullen gave Sense Of Purpose a superb, front-running ride to land a stakes prize at Leopardstown last night, the Galileo filly holding the late challenges of Marsmanship and Bob Le Beau to land the Group 3 Ballyroan Stakes.

SENSE Of Purpose gets the vote to land a fascinating little six-runner Group 3 Ballyroan Stakes at Leopardstown tonight.

WE may be in the middle of the worst recession in the history of this state, but it really made little or no difference to Galway this week.

THE Tom Mullins trained Fosters Cross ran his rivals ragged to land the featured carlton.ie/galwaycity Handicap at the first stage of the Ballybrit festival last night.

THE Claregalwayhotel.ie EBF Maiden may not be the highlight of the first stage of the Ballybrit extravaganza this evening, but promises fireworks both on the track and in the betting ring.