Punters are in for a rare mid-summer treat at Killarney tonight with Beachdale Lad and Rebel Fitz set to take each other on in the Christy McSweeney Memorial Novice Chase.

An impressive all-the-way win for Oklahoma City proved the highlight of a spectacular 191/1 five-timer for Aidan O’Brien in Naas last night, four of his winners ridden by his son Joseph and the fifth by his younger daughter Ana.

Teenager Luke Dempsey has quickly emerged as the apprentice find of the season and rode his third winner in the last ten days when the gambled-on Spirituality got up close home to foil favourite Captain Joy in the Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Package Handicap in Dundalk last night.