HIGH CHAPARRAL, short of peak fitness or not, has to be fancied to make short work of his rivals in the Royal Whip Stakes at the Curragh tomorrow.

PAT VERLING struck a blow for the smaller man when training and riding Sabadilla to a tremendous success in yesterday’s Guinness Galway Hurdle at Ballybrit, before an attendance of 37,394.

Globetrotting gelding Sabadilla landed a surprise win in the €170,000 Guinness Handicap Hurdle at the Galway Festival this afternoon.

FRANCES CROWLEY trained her first winner since moving to the Curragh when Rockwell Island landed the Mike Cronin Beginners ’Chase in the hands of Ruby Walsh at Killarney last night.

PAT VERLING’S fine money-spinner Sabadilla won his third race, from four runs, when streaking away with the Braddisah Builders’ Handicap Hurdle at Limerick yesterday.

RUBY WALSH rode his first winners for Paul Nicholls in this country when Sporazene landed the featured IAWS Champion four-year-old Hurdle and Le Roi Miguel the Swordlestown Cup Novice ’Chase at Punchestown yesterday.