RICHARD Hannon yet again dominates the Weatherbys Super Sprint field with five of the 25 runners at Newbury today.

LEAVING Certificate students have committed their Irish books to the bottom drawer but many were angry and upset about the appearance of the same six questions as last year on a section of the second higher level paper yesterday morning.

FLORRIE’S BOY, trained by Eamonn ‘Dusty’ Sheehy for the Butler Family Syndicate, proved a fortunate winner of the Gain Horsefeeds Novice Chase at Clonmel last night.

ADRIAN MAGUIRE and Colman Sweeney are a solid combination when joining forces and they were on the mark again at Tramore yesterday when Optimus Prime landed the Directors’ Chase.

DAVID MCCABE notched his first winner since returning to Ireland in February of last year when the Aidan O’Brien-trained Song Of Hiawatha proved a shock all-the-way winner of he concluding Irish Stallion Farms Race at Navan yesterday.

THE appearance of Charles Haughey on yesterday’s Leaving Certificate ordinary level history paper may have been welcomed by many students who paid attention to the news the previous day.

THE final examination of the present Leaving Certificate history syllabus took place yesterday afternoon.

AS with the first exam in the new senior cycle home economics syllabus last Friday, there were criticisms of the first test of the new biology course yesterday.

PAUDIE O’CONNOR, who took out a licence six months ago, saddled his first winner when 14-1 shot Beale Hill landed the Liscahill Bumper at Thurles yesterday.

AIDAN O’BRIEN looks set to have a maximum of three runners in Saturday’s Ireland The Food Island Champion Stakes at Leopardstown.