Dermot Weld’s Ansar heads the list of 45 horses entered for the valuable William Hill Galway Plate on August 2.

IT may be a long way from a maiden in Cork to a Classic, but Dermot Weld's Nightime bridged the gap in emphatic style in the Boylesports Irish 1000 Guineas at the Curragh yesterday.

Goodwood Cup winner Distinction heads a list of 24 British entries for the Emirates Melbourne Cup in November.

Dermot Weld’s Ansar improved an already impressive track record when landing back-to-back victories in the Hewlett-Packard Galway Plate at the famous festival this afternoon.

Cloone River has been the subject of heavy support with Cashmans ahead of a possible defence of his Guinness Galway Hurdle crown.

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Day Flight is one of seven British-trained entries for the Group Three Attheraces Curragh Cup on Saturday.

Vinnie Roe made the perfect start to his final season with a cosy success in the Saval Beg Stakes at Leopardstown this evening.

THE King of Ballybrit, Dermot Weld, struck for a third time in the Hewlett-Packard sponsored Galway Plate yesterday when Ansar battled gamely to beat top weight Risk Accessor to take the €103,725 first prize.

A METICULOUS plan by Dermot Weld to preserve Ansar’s handicap mark paid a huge dividend at Ballybrit yesterday when the course specialist (he’s won six times from eight races on the track) stormed to a tremendous success in the Galway Plate.

TIPPER ROAD, who let us down at Naas five days ago, is given another chance in the Zurich Handicap at Killarney this evening.

TED WALSH’S Bob Justice and the Dermot Weld-trained Mutakarrim head the weights for the Pierse Hurdle at Leopardstown on January 11.

Ted Walsh’s Bob Justice and the Dermot Weld-trained Mutakarrim head the weights for the Pierse Hurdle at Leopardstown on January 11.

DERMOT WELD’S Pulitser gets the nap to land what may well be a hot Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Maiden at Gowran Park this afternoon.

HANABAD, a horse who has never run over the minimum trip, gets the vote to show that sprinting may well be his true vocation in the five furlongs Listed Abergwaun Stakes at Cork this afternoon.

GLENHAVEN NUGGET gets the nap to make a winning debut over fences in the Beginners ’Chase at the first stage of the Listowel Festival this afternoon.

ANOTHER extraordinary contest in the chequered history of Tralee races.

DERMOT WELD’S Mutakarrim eventually outclassed his rivals in the Millstreet Hurdle, after finding 1-3 from 4-9, at Cork yesterday.

HIGH CHAPARRAL, short of peak fitness or not, has to be fancied to make short work of his rivals in the Royal Whip Stakes at the Curragh tomorrow.

THE ground was drying out rapidly at Ballybrit yesterday and if the process continues then take a chance on Direct Bearing following up his success here yesterday, in this afternoon’s Guinness Galway Hurdle.

NOEL MEADE’S Dashing Home got odds-on punters off to the ideal start when landing the Blanchardstown Renault Hurdle at Fairyhouse yesterday.

A host of British and Irish trainers, including Aidan O’Brien, have set their sights on Melbourne’s Carlton Draught Cox Plate on October 27 according to the initial entry list.

A host of British and Irish trainers including Aidan O’Brien have set their sights on Melbourne’s Carlton Draught Cox Plate on October 27 according to the initial entry list which was revealed today.

POPULAR Wexford handler Paul Nolan enjoyed far and away his biggest success to date when Say Again produced a smooth performance to take the Guinness Galway Hurdle at Ballybrit yesterday, before an all-time record crowd of 38,882.

VINTHEA, closely related to the great Vintage Crop, overcame a bad draw to land the McDonogh Handicap, under a super Timmy Houlihan drive, at Galway last night.

The feature of the second day of the Galway Festival, the McDonough Handicap, has gone to 8/1 shot Vinthea.

DERMOT WELD'S Mutakarrim is a reasonably confident choice to provide the solution to the 27-runner Albatros Feeds Maiden Hurdle at Galway tonight.