Seamie Heffernan is thrilled to have kept the ride on Aidan O’Brien’s Investec Oaks heroine Was as she takes on her elders for the first time in Sunday’s Barclays Bank Ireland Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh.

Joseph O’Brien takes the ride on Maybe in the Investec Oaks on Friday for the first leg of what could be a famous Classic double for the young rider at Epsom.

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.

There are solid reasons for believing Dessie Hughes’ Stonemaster capable of landing the nap in the Belvedere House, Garden And Park Handicap Chase at Kilbeggan tonight.

Aidan O’Brien’s ante-post favourites Camelot and Maybe head the entries for the Qipco 2000 and 1000 Guineas respectively.

CAMELOT and Dabirsim were ranked the joint top two-year-olds of last season following the unveiling of the European Classifications in London this afternoon.

DAVID LIVINGSTON can land the nap in the Group 2 Juddmonte Beresford Stakes at the Curragh tomorrow.

I HAVE been away for most of the week at the Keeneland Sales in Kentucky and it was a useful exercise.

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.

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.

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.

MAYBE, one of the best juveniles seen so far this season, puts her reputation on the line in the Group 3 Silver Flash Stakes at Leopardstown tonight.

AIDAN O’BRIEN believes there is no rush to decide who will partner So You Think in the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown on Saturday.

OUR football correspondent LIAM MACKEY is back in top form and full of energy. He casts his eye over your comments and gives his own critical analysis of the goings on throughout the world of football. You may agree with him or then again you may not.

MAYBE the irony is lost on your columnist Ivan Yates (November 11), but Skoda didn’t reinvent itself, it was taken over and run by the Germans.

MAYBE it’s down to the new ‘whistle’ he’s been sporting of late.

MAYBE the spirit of Patrick Vieira lives on after all.

MAYBE we should find it in our hearts to temper our condemnation of “zero tolerance man” John O’Donoghue in his hour of need.

Connections of Purple Moon believe the Ebor winner is coming to his peak at just the right time ahead of the Emirates Melbourne Cup on Tuesday.

MAYBE it is a marking of changing times. Or maybe it is something more positive that is creeping into the Irish sporting mindset.

MAYBE it was just a coincidence, but each of the two All-Ireland football titles won in replays by Meath under the management of Sean Boylan proved highly controversial.

Trainer Philip Hobbs had Cheltenham next March very much on his mind after impressive performances from the Paul Flynn-ridden duo One Knight and Supreme Prince at Chepstow.