A decision on whether Sapphire takes up her entry in the Gain Horse Feeds Irish St Leger at the Curragh on Saturday will not be made until later in the week.

Dermot Weld and Pat Smullen, fresh from a reasonably successful Galway, turned their attention to Cork yesterday and duly combined to land the featured Group 3 Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Give Thanks Stakes with Sapphire.

Izzi Top, confidently handled by jockey-in-form William Buick, brushed aside the challenge of favourite Sapphire to give trainer John Gosden a third win in the Group 1 Barclays Bank Ireland Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

Seamie Heffernan is thrilled to have kept the ride on Aidan O’Brien’s Investec Oaks heroine Was as she takes on her elders for the first time in Sunday’s Barclays Bank Ireland Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh.

Aidan O’Brien’s Betterbetterbetter can provide the answer to an interesting Listed Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Oaks Trial at Naas tonight.

Dermot Weld’s Truthwillsetufree gets the nap in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Maiden at Sligo tonight.

Dermot Weld’s Sapphire made a spectacular seasonal debut at Cork yesterday when sweeping to an easy success in the Group 3 Kerry Group Noblesse Stakes.

David Wachman’s Royal Empress is the nap choice to build on a promising first run at the Curragh in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Median Auction Fillies Maiden at Limerick tonight.

DAVID MARNANE’S Nocturnal Affair gets the nap to outclass the opposition in the listed Mercury Stakes over five furlongs at Dundalk tonight.

MINSK justified favouritism in the Hacketts Bookmakers Irish Cesarewitch in impressive style at the Curragh yesterday, highlight of a superb treble for trainer John Oxx.

It would be easy to envisage Richard Hannon’s link with the Coolmore empire growing stronger after an emphatic Salisbury victory for Pink Sapphire.

Nick Cannon wants to make a film with Mariah Carey.

The Harlem drama 'Precious' won five prizes last night at the Spirit Awards honouring independent film, including best picture and trophies for stars Gabourey Sidibe and Mo’Nique and director Lee Daniels.

Jeff Bridges of 'Crazy Heart' and Sandra Bullock of 'The Blind Side' claimed top acting honours today at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, building momentum for possible Oscars glory.

DIRECTOR James Cameron’s 3D fantasy film Avatar tied with British drama An Education and Iraq war movie The Hurt Locker with eight nominations each yesterday at the BAFTAs, Britain’s main film awards.

'Avatar', 'An Education' and 'The Hurt Locker' each received eight nominations today for this year’s film Baftas.

Far-out fantasy and ripped-from-the-headlines reality are in the running at tonight’s Golden Globes – Hollywood’s first major film honours that will help sort out the Academy Awards picture.

‘Up in the Air’, ‘Precious ...’ and ‘Inglourious Basterds’ and have all received three nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAGs).

Mariah Carey’s new film 'Push' was a big winner at the Sundance film festival, taking home two major gongs.

DENIS LYNCH lines out in the final of the show jumping in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, today, (midday approx) with a medal a distinct possibility.

Rocker Lenny Kravits is to make his feature film debut - as a nurse.