Prolific sprinter Cheveton is likely to be given a chance to return to winning ways following his fifth-place finish in last weekend’s Ladbrokes Portland at Doncaster.

OFFICIALS at Horse Racing Ireland have transferred the three Pattern races lost from Sunday’s waterlogged meeting at the Curragh across to Leopardstown this weekend.

William Buick and David Probert helped Kingsclere trainer Andrew Balding bag a 203-1 double on day two of the Newmarket July Festival.

Corrybrough stretched his winning sequence to four and confirmed himself as a potential sprint star with an impressive victory in the bettercasino.com Scurry Stakes at Sandown.

Nicky Henderson has been in fine form of late and is fancied to be celebrating another winner courtesy of Treasury Counsel, who tackles the Eastwell Manor Beginners’ Chase at Folkestone.

James Bethell is aiming to pick up a Group race with his old warrior Mine after the nine-year-old’s last-to-first victory in the Bank Of Scotland Corporate Stakes at Haydock.

Tony Culhane took the riding honours at Pontefract with a 44-1 double highlighted by Sweet Lilly’s success in the £40,000 (€59,440) Listed totesport.com Silver Tankard Stakes.

Geordan Murphy, Martin Johnson and Peter Wheeler are expected to attend what should be a showcase for the future when Leinster Academy meet their Leicester counterparts at Naas on Friday evening (8pm).

A change of stables looks to have done the trick for Ibal, who at Leicester on Tuesday recorded his first success for two years.

Simon Sherwood came out of the shadows thanks to a 79-1 double at Leicester today – his first winners for 199 days.

On home ground, Niall Maguire and Paul McLaughlin (Subaru WRC) took a comfortable victory in the Hillgrove Hotel Monaghan Rally, the second round of the Dunlop National Rally Championship.

The Germaines Hotel Single Stage Rally in Baltinglass was won by the Carlow crew of Michael Reddy/John Brophy.