Matthew O’Connor delivered Loyal Focus with a perfectly-timed run to claim the GPT Galway (Q.R) Handicap, the feature event on the opening day of the Festival meeting.

WE have to rely on the tried and trusted system of winner-finding at Galway and put our faith in Dermot Weld at the first stage of the Ballybrit extravaganza this evening.

FRACAS can lead his rivals a merry dance in the Group 3 Meld Stakes at Leopardstown tonight.

PUNTERS should tune into Hard Rock City in the August Bank Holiday Family Day Race at Naas this evening.

TOMMY STACK’S Myboycharlie, so impressive on his debut at the Curragh, stepped well up in class and looked an even better horse in the Group 3 Dubai Duty Free Anglesey Stakes when returning to headquarters yesterday.

JIM BOLGER and his stable jockey, Keving Manning, could be the combination to follow at the first stage of Derby weekend at the Curragh this evening.

INVINCIBLE Woman can lead her rivals a merry dance in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Race at Tipperary this evening, where the meeting is subject to a precautionary inspection at 8am due to the threat of waterlogging.