While enjoying another successful week in Royal Ascot, Aidan O’Brien doubled-up with Jacobean and Loved, both ridden by Seamus Heffernan, in Limerick last night.

Spinamiss should open her account in the Irish Stallion Farms Median Auction 2-Y-0 Fillies Maiden in Limerick tonight.

The Jim Bolger-trained Flight Risk sprang a 50/1 shock in the Group 3 Big Bad Bob Gladness Stakes, feature of yesterday’s action at the Curragh.

Diamondsandrubies might be capable of stepping-up on her recent maiden success in Tipperary to land the listed Irish Stallion Farms Salsabil Stakes in Navan today.

Dermot Weld’s Stuccodor will have to carry top weight to victory if he bids for back-to-back wins in the Tote Irish Lincolnshire on Sunday as the Irish Flat season gets under way at the Currgah.

Trainer Johnny Levins divulged that the Ayr Gold Cup next September is the long-term target for Your Pal Tal following the progressive five-year-old’s victory in last night’s opener in Dundalk.

Avenue Gabriel rewarded the patience of her connections with a win in the Listed Clodovil E.B.F. Garnet Stakes on a mixed card at Naas yesterday.

Orgilgo Bay, trained in Co Meath by John McConnell, put up a terrific performance to defy top weight in the valuable Lartigue Hurdle at Listowel yesterday.

Trainer Paul Deegan has warned Sruthan is likely to improve for the run as he makes his first appearance since May in the Invesco Pension Consultants Desmond Stakes at Leopardstown tonight.

The John Oxx-trained Rayna and in-form apprentice Gary Halpin continued on their winning ways when landing the €25,000 Connacht Oaks in Sligo last night.

Leading owner Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum will wait until later in the week before deciding whether to let star fillies Taghrooda and Tarfasha lock horns for a second time in Saturday’s Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh.

The Andy Oliver-trained Panama Hat proved the star of last night’s action in Naas as he completed a fabulous four-timer under Chris Hayes, himself completing a double, in the concluding Stuart Insurances Supporting Console Handicap.

The rematch between the English and Irish 2000 Guineas winners, Night Of Thunder and Kingman, is all set for tomorrow’s St James’s Palace Stakes.

Aidan O’Brien, whose horses have been struggling somewhat of late, received a timely Royal Ascot boost when Venus De Milo landed the Group 3 Munster Oaks Stakes at Cork yesterday.

Kingman and Night Of Thunder are set to clash for the third time this season in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot as both appeared among 12 entries at the latest forefeit stage.

John Gosden has expressed his delight with Kingman as the colt attempts to step up on his Newmarket second in the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh today.

Dermot Weld is double-handed in the Etihad Airways Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh on Sunday as he attempts to add a Classic success to his blistering start to the season.

Frankie Dettori believes Saturday’s JLT Lockinge Stakes at Newbury is the perfect starting point for Olympic Glory.

Aidan O’Brien is out to win his fourth Weatherbys Private Banking Cheshire Oaks in the last seven years with Terrific at Chester today.

Dermot Weld’s Fascinating Rock aims to build on the good impression he has made already this season in the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial at Leopardstown on Sunday.

The JLT Lockinge Stakes at Newbury is a potential next port of call for Sruthan after he made a winning return to action in the Big Bad Bob Gladness Stakes at the Curragh.

John Murphy believes Davids Park has enough raw ability to fight his corner in the PW McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes at Navan on Saturday.

Lean And Keen can land the nap in the Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Race And Stay Package Maiden on the all weather tonight.

Ger Lyons will wait until later in the week before deciding whether to let exciting colt Obliterator make his seasonal return in Sunday’s Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial.

Prince Of All justified odds-on favouritism when recording an impressive win in the McCrystals XL Jenkinstown Maiden in Dundalk last night, continuing the hot form of Curragh trainer Paul Deegan.

Tom Cooper’s Chute Hall can leave a frustrating run of three seconds in a row behind by landing the Cashel Maiden Hurdle at Thurles this afternoon.

Backed into 1/2 favourite, the J P McManus-owned Shield delivered for Aidan and Joseph O’Brien in the two-mile bookigs@dundalkstadium.com Maiden in Dundalk last night.

Trainer Michael Halford started the New Year at Dundalk in superb form last night, completing a 105/1 treble with Settle For Red, Victors Beach and Senyuman, ridden by apprentices Conor Hoban and Shane Kelly respectively, deputising for suspended stable-jockey Shane Foley.

A middle-aged man who was upset about texts he was getting from a younger relative made two attempts to burn down the apartment building where the relative was living.

A man confessed to setting fire to a building in Cork City centre creating a substantial risk of death or injury.

Geoffrey Chaucer provided Aidan O’Brien with his thirteenth victory in the Group 2 Juddmonte Beresford Stakes when getting the better of stable-companion Oklahoma City in yesterday’s feature at the Curragh.

Clive Brittain feels Rizeena is “a bit special” as she aims to land a second Group One of the season in the Shadwell Fillies’ Mile at Newmarket today.

Tipperary Preview

When it comes to the Irish you simply cannot beat tradition.

Gordon Elliot’s Bayan justified favouritism with a game display in the featured Races Supporters’ Club Lartigue Hurdle at Listowel yesterday.

Voleuse De Coeurs gave trainer Dermot Weld a seventh Gain Irish St. Leger success when romping to an impressive six lengths win over Ahzeemah in the Curragh classic yesterday.

The Paul Townend-ridden Pires gained a last-gasp victory in the featured Water Towers Chase in Ballinrobe, continuing the superb form of trainer Tony Martin.

We learned plenty at the Curragh last Sunday.

Aidan O’Brien expects Most Improved to live up to his name after last year’s St James’s Palace Stakes winner finished third behind stablemate Flying The Flag on his comeback run in the eFlow ’You First’ International Stakes at the Curragh.

Princess Highway, successful in the race a year ago, gets the vote to again win the Group 3 Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Blue Wind Stakes at Naas tonight.

Dual Derby-winner Camelot produced a workmanlike display to beat stable-companion and pacemaker Triumphant on his seasonal debut in the Group 3 High Chaparral Mooresbridge Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

So, are you a player or a layer when it comes to Dawn Approach in this afternoon’s 2000 Guineas at Newmarket?

Aidan O’Brien announced the probable riding arrangements for his three 2000 Guineas candidates at Newmarket on Saturday at Tipperary last night.

The victory of Rehn’s Nest in the Group 3 Lodge Park Stud Park Express Stakes proved the highlight of a spectacular opening day of the 2013 turf flat season for trainer Jim Bolger at the Curragh yesterday.