“I’ve never taken horse racing seriously enough to need an out,” says multiple Group 1-winning trainer Jim Bolger, who yesterday afternoon opened his Coolcullen yard to the press for a preview of Longines Irish Champions’ Weekend, which takes place on Saturday September 10 and Sunday September 11 at Leopardstown and the Curragh respectively.

Any Currency is likely to lose his popular triumph in the Glenfarclas Chase at the Cheltenham Festival in March after traces of a prohibited substance were found in his system.

Pre-race expectation that team Ballydoyle might dominate the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Stakes proved off the mark when Moonlight Magic, carrying the colours of Godolphin, gave trainer Jim Bolger a fourth victory in the race, and jockey Kevin Manning his second.

Silver Concorde earned a last-gasp victory in the €100,000 Tote November Handicap, the first leg of a double for trainer Dermot Weld on the final day of the 2015 Flat season at Leopardstown.