Wings Of Eagles, trained by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Padraig Beggy, is the surprise winner of the Investec Derby at Epsom.

Cliffs Of Moher and Cracksman star in a final field of 19 runners for Saturday's Investec Derby at Epsom.

Apprentices Donnacha O’Brien and Donagh O’Connor both recorded doubles in Dundalk last night.

Johnny Murtagh has started 2016 in flying form and registered a 71/1 double with Russet and Maronella in Dundalk last night.

PJ Hayes thought nothing of it at the time. Kids haven’t a clue what their future holds when they’re six and so, when his son said he wanted to be a jockey, PJ smiled and thought nothing more of it.

Wayne Rooney made an inauspicious start as a racehorse owner when Pippy, his first runner, finished last in the Manor House Stables Lily Agnes Stakes at Chester.

SEVEN-YEAR-OLD mare End Of The Affair outstayed her rivals to register the six win of her career in the featured boylesports.com Handicap over two miles at Dundalk yesterday.

LEADING greyhound trainer Paul Hennessy made a dream start to his career as a racehorse handler when Cheers Buddy, his first runner, got up close home under a power-packed ride by Joseph O’Brien to land the i105-107FM Handicap at Dundalk last night.

DAHINDAR proved his liking for Dundalk’s all-weather surface when landing the featured www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap at the Louth venue last night.

MIDDLEHAM-BASED Mark Johnston struck again at Dundalk last night when well-drawn Take Tenmade made virtually all to land the featured Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Package Handicap over six furlongs.

THE second division of the Dundalk Stadium On Facebook Handicap was declared void as confusion reigned at Dundalk yesterday.hor

Ballivor (16-1) graced the winner's enclosure for the first time in 14 months after taking the Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital Handicap at the Curragh this afternoon for his third course and distance victory.

TOMMY STACK’S Machaputo, a big disappointment when well fancied on his debut at Down Royal – but a major order morning-prices – strolled to victory in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Maiden at Tipperary last night.

TWEEDY, a half-sister to prolific winner Duff, opened her account, at the second attempt, in the six-furlong Go Racing In Kildare Maiden at Naas last night.

BETHRAH came with a flying late challenge to give Dermot Weld his fourth win in the Etihad Airways Irish 1000 Guineas at the Curragh yesterday.

PAT Smullen moved back into the lead in the title-race when sharing a 54/1 double with his boss Dermot Weld at Sligo yesterday.

Galway Hurdle winner Bahrain Storm landed a memorable double at the Ballybrit circuit with victory in the Guinness Race.

Drunken Sailor sank the opposition to be crowned king of the Arthur’s Day Handicap at Galway.

FALTERING FULLBACK buckled down in fine style to land the McSweeney Arms’ Hotel Hurdle at Killarney last night.

KALDERON made it two from two over fences when capturing the Grade 3 Kilbegnet Novice Chase for Tom Hogan and Paul Carberry at Roscommon yesterday.

IN THE SAME WAY it would be fair to describe the Pope as a holy man, Chris Hayes can easily be portrayed as ‘boyish.’

THERE was probably a fair bit of excitement in a betting office in Clonmel last night, as the Tom Hogan-trained Spanish Blue won the first division of the Ryans’ Event Cleaners Handicap at Limerick.

NINA CARBERRY continued in sparkling form at the annual Laytown meeting yesterday when partnering Rockazar to a narrow victory in the Hibernia Steel Amateur Handicap.

RIGHT KEY bounced back from her abortive recent trip to York when landing the featured Ballycullen Stakes at Fairyhouse yesterday.

ESWARAH leapt to the head of the Vodafone Oaks market after easily accounting for five rivals in the 10-furlong Swettenham Stud Fillies’ Trial Stakes at Newbury yesterday.

FRAN BERRY moved to within one of pace-setting 13 times champion Michael Kinane in the Jockeys Championship table when sharing the riding honours with Niall McCullagh ay Navan yesterday, each rider completing a double.

SOLERINA, returning from a two months break and backed from 4-6 to 1-2, ran her rivals ragged to land the John Harney Bookmaker Race at Tipperary last night.

THE husband and wife team of Pat Smullen and Frances Crowley combined to take the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Race with Kay Two at a soaking wet Tipperary last night.

JUST hours after returning from Australia, where he starred as a member of the Irish team in the annual Jump Jockeys Challenge, Robert Power celebrated his homecoming when partnering Star Horse to an all-the-way win in the Athleague Novice Hurdle at Roscommon last night.

RORY CLEARY, fresh from finishing top flat jockey jockey at the Galway Festival, was on the mark again at Tipperary last night when guiding Nic’s Colleen to a smooth success in the Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap.

“RUBY WALSH again, what more can you say”, exclaimed trainer, Michael Philips, after he had watched the maestro pilot his Red Square Lady to victory in the Sand and Gravel Products Hurdle at Cork last night.

MICK KINANE continues in excellent form, and the champion jockey and current championship leader, brought his score for the season to 47 when riding a double on the Aidan O’Brien-trained pair Carpanetto and Tumblebrutus at Naas last night.