CHAMPION apprentice Chris Hayes enjoyed his trip to Roscommon last night, completing a double on Soviet Trooper and Miss Ailbhe on a bleak night for punters.

ONCE-raced High Court Drama can get us away to a flier in the Sean Naughton Auctioneers’ Auction Maiden at Roscommon this evening.

IRISH athletics is on the brink of unprecedented levels of funding, with Irish Sports Council (ISC) chairman Ossie Kilkenny telling yesterday’s Athletics Association of Ireland (AAI) congress that the ISC is ready to respond to all objective approaches for aid now that new structures have been put in place.

JUST hours after returning from Australia, where he starred as a member of the Irish team in the annual Jump Jockeys Challenge, Robert Power celebrated his homecoming when partnering Star Horse to an all-the-way win in the Athleague Novice Hurdle at Roscommon last night.

SAREYA is fancied to put us in good form for the remainder of the programme by taking the opening Tulsk Fillies Maiden at Roscommon this evening.

MARK CARROLL will welcome the news that the AAI have decided to try to persuade the Olympic Council of Ireland to abandon their July 3 deadline for Olympic qualification.

VINTAGE PORT can get us away to the ideal start by landing the opening Sean Naughton Auctioneers’ Maiden at Roscommon this evening.