STRABANE handler Barry Potts struck the first blow of the week for Tyrone when Dream Castle defied top weight in the Bank Of Ireland Handicap Hurdle at Listowel yesterday.

JIM BOLGER, fresh from a spectacular four-timer at Leopardstown a week ago, returns to the Dublin track with some decent chances this evening.

ROl'OVER BEETHOVEN, given kid-glove treatment on his debut by Kieren Fallon, can land the nap in the Irish Stallion Farms' EBF Maiden at Tipperary tonight.