KEVIN Prendergast’s Heart Of Fire was far too good for his rivals in the Listed Kerry Spring Water Rochestown Stakes at Cork yesterday.

John Best is confident last year’s Nunthorpe winner Kingsgate Native will be able to handle the step up to six furlongs.

John Best has confirmed juvenile sprinting sensation Kingsgate Native on target for the Prix de l’Abbaye at Longchamp.

JOHN BEST’S audacious attempt to land the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes with a two-year-old without even a win to his name paid off spectacularly as Kingsgate Native routed his elders at York yesterday.

David Evans’ supporters cleaned up at Bath’s first meeting of 2007 as the Abergavenny handler completed a 169-1 double with newcomer Vhujon and Dark Parade.

Marchand D’Or showed his 16 rivals a bright turn of foot when running out a most impressive winner of the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville today.

THE visiting Australian team had a mixed day at Killarney yesterday with Paul Hamblin steering Monterey Bay to victory after Craig Durden had earlier suffered a broken collarbone.

Pat Keane

SWEET AFTON, on which Michael Kinane is a significant booking, looks a safe wager to win the five furlongs Mallow Median Auction Maiden at Cork tonight.

Godolphin have a major chance of ending the week with a Classic or two in the bag and the Dubai outfit can keep the winners ticking over in the meantime when Ancient World runs at Nottingham tomorrow.

LE LEOPARD, useful on the level, is fancied to get off the mark over flights at the second time of asking in the Sheridan Electric Castlebar Maiden Hurdle at Ballinrobe this evening.