Jim Bolger and Aidan O’Brien will doubtless have plenty more higher profile clashes to come but the two top trainers battled it out for the opening Bank Of Scotland (Ireland) EBF Maiden at the Curragh.

The cult novels of Patrick O'Brian have always been treated as things to be highly protected by their millions of fans; already they are complaining that Weir has taken too many liberties in his epic film.