Former champion Pat Smullen was seen at his brilliant and determined best when getting odds-on favourite Ceol Rua home a narrow winner of the Ladies Day At Ballinrobe Maiden in Ballinrobe last night.

Joseph O’Brien, who will be in the hot seat on favourite Camelot in Saturday’s Qipco 2,000 Guineas, proved himself in top form with a double in Dundalk last night.

Trainer John Kiely earned the plaudits at Cork yesterday evening after recording a near 20-1 double courtesy of Saint Gervais and Kilbarry Beauty.

DOUBLES for champion jockey Johnny Murtagh and Niall McCullagh, along with trainer Eddie Lynam, proved the highlights of Dundalk’s first meeting of 2012 last night.

A DOUBLE for former champion Pat Smullen, on De Senectute and Snap Alam, proved the highlight of last night’s action in Ballinrobe.

Wymering File will break new ground as she lines up in Wednesday’s European Breeders’ Fund Upavon Fillies’ Stakes at Salisbury.

MICHAEL GRASSICK’S Boulay is the nap choice to land a fascinating little five-runner Sligo Park Hotel Race at Sligo tonight.

PAT Smullen proved himself in top form ahead of the Galway Festival when recording a double in the opening races on last night’s card at Wexford where Philip Rothwell took the training honours thanks to the victories of Eyeffess and Mount Welcome.

JOHNNY Murtagh completed a superb treble at Leopardstown last night, highlighted by Cabaret’s convincing, all-the-way win in the featured, Group 3 Silver Flash Stakes.

FAMOUS, a full-sister to multiple Group 1 winner Mastercraftsman, earned a step into Group 3 company when scoring an all-the-way win in the opening Irish Stallion Farms 2-Y-O Fillies Maiden at Leopardstown last night.

FAMOUS shouldn’t be opposed in this evening’ opener at Leopardstown, the Irish Stallion Farms 2-Y-0 Fillies Maiden.

SKORCHER and Blackstairmountain should complete a short-priced double for Willie Mullins at Sligo tonight.

THE Francis Flood-trained Slievecorragh got off the mark on the flat when landing the featured Kedrah House Stud Well Chosen Tipperary Perpetual Cup at Clonmel last night.

PATIO continued trainer David Marnane’s superb season when landing the ‘Thanks To Ballinrobe Race Sponsors 2008’ Race at Ballinrobe yesterday.

THE most interesting horse running at the two meetings in Ireland today has to be Sweet Kiln in the Supporters’ Club Maiden at Tramore.

NEIL CALLAN, a native of Kildare, rode his first winner at the track when guiding English challenger, Kevin Ryan’s Senor Mirasol, to a smooth victory in the Listed Danehill Dancer Stakes at Tipperary last evening.

OCCASIONALLY, we have a programme, such as the one at Sligo this evening, which has little or nothing to recommend it.

ANDREW KINSELLA is counting on his stable’s upturn in fortunes to help Rock Of Rochelle fare better at Leopardstown tomorrow.

THERE was a major shock at Thurles yesterday when 2-11 shot Catch Me trailed in fourth of five behind 25-1 outsider of the field, Sunshine Guest, in the Listed Horse and Jockey Hotel Hurdle.

Ruby Walsh returned to action unscathed when third to surprise winner Sunshine Guest in the Horse And Jockey Hotel Hurdle at Thurles.

PAUL Carberry dominated yesterday’s action at Gowran Park, completing a fine treble on The Dotted Line, Signatory and Sunshine Guest.

Spirit Of Sharjah will attempt to build on a promising first start for Peter Chapple-Hyam in the Willmott Dixon Cornwallis Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

SHANE JACKSON, one of the rising young stars of Irish racing, gave Dark Bolero a copybook drive to land the featured Guinness Handicap Hurdle at Listowel yesterday.

THE versatile and consistent Ballycullen Boy is the nap choice in the Lansdowne Real Estate EBF Novice Hurdle at Tralee this afternoon.

HARD ROCK CITY produced a performance full of guts to grab the feature event on the final day of the week-long Galway Festival yesterday.

Hard Rock City produced a performance full of guts to grab the feature event on the final day of the week-long Galway Festival.

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

SILK DRESS appears to have been dropped sufficiently in class to finally enjoy a turn in the Outlier Fillies Race at Clonmel tonight.

THEANN, who has only ever won one race in her life, a maiden at Naas, can land the Group 3 Ballyogan Stakes at Leopardstown this evening.

POLAR CALL looks the bet of the weekend in the first division of the Rendez-vous Maiden Hurdle at Navan tomorrow.

THERE was probably a fair bit of excitement in a betting office in Clonmel last night, as the Tom Hogan-trained Spanish Blue won the first division of the Ryans’ Event Cleaners Handicap at Limerick.

JAWAD, who has developed into a very useful hurdler, looked tossed into the Dungarvan Bay Handicap at Tramore last night and duly delivered.

MOORE’S LAW, absent for 78 days, outclassed his rivals in the Blackwater Hurdle at Cork yesterday.

TREASURE MAP is the nap choice in the Kavanaghs' Bar Claremorris Race at Ballinrobe this afternoon.

KIEREN FALLON, who would have been at Newmarket in other circumstances, instead had to settle for Cork on Saturday.

DOLCE DOVO can leave a serious bout of seconditis solidly behind her by landing the Guillamene Maiden at Tramore this afternoon.

DECLAN MCDONOGH continued his relentless pursuit of a first Jockeys' Championship when recording a double on Osprey View and Nakiska at rain-soaked Ballinrobe yesterday.

RESTORATION, who had been hugely disappointing until getting off the mark in a maiden at Kilbeggan last Friday night, continued his upward curve when taking the Kerryman four-year-old Hurdle at Tralee yesterday.

IT hasn’t been the best of campaigns thus far for Michael Grassick, who has just seven winners to his credit this season.

FORMER champion, Pat Smullen took the riding honours when recording a fine double at Roscommon last night, highlighted by the all-the-way victory of Royal Intrigue in the Glenman Corporation Limited Building Contractors Lenebane Stakes, the first listed race ever to be run at the western venue.

DAVID WACHMAN'S Country Song made it two from two with a decent performance in the Irish Stallion Farms' EBF Race at Tipperary last night.

BROGELLA, who failed to come into foal and was returned to the racetrack when scoring at Punchestown recently, landed the featured Murphy's Irish Stout Handicap Hurdle at Killarney yesterday.

Rhythm’n Roots claimed the Group Three P.W. McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes for Jim Bolger and Kevin Manning at Leopardstown.

TIPPER ROAD, fresh from a career-best performance at the Curragh on Sunday, can do the business again in the Adare Handicap at Limerick this evening.