Aidan O’Brien is out to win his fourth Weatherbys Private Banking Cheshire Oaks in the last seven years with Terrific at Chester today.

Tom Hogan is gearing up for a rare Royal Ascot runner with Gordon Lord Byron in the Wokingham Stakes.

BORN TO SEA could make his highly-anticipated racecourse debut for John Oxx within the next couple of weeks.

Paul Nicholls and Willie Mullins, the respective British and Irish champion jumps trainers, will be the recipients of the select team of horses Graham Wylie plans to keep in training.

PUPPY OAKS champion Droopys Twirl, is the likely favourite for the Sporting Press Irish Oaks which starts at Shelbourne tomorrow night.

HOPEFULLY we can cease writing about the weather and concentrate on the racing side of things and this week sees the commencement of the Tyrur McGuigan Open 575 at Shelbourne and the Vetsearch Kennedy Cup at Limerick.

THE meeting of litter brothers Farley Turbo and Farley Blitz in Heat 5 is the most intriguing clash in the second round of the Kerry Agri Business St Leger at Limerick this evening.

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THE formidable Waterford father and daughter team of Mick Brennan and Julie Power must have a major chance of repeating last year’s success in the Vetsearch Irish Grand National following Monday’s first round action at Harold’s Cross.

Limerick may not have enjoyed the best of luck at Croke Park last Sunday but greyhounds from the county are performing heroically in the Paddypower.com Irish Derby with both Shaneboy Lee and St Louis Spirit figuring among the top three favourites as we approach the third round of the classic at Shelbourne on Saturday night.

JOCKEY Pat Cosgrave is praying the draw does not hamper Markab’s chances in the Bluesquare.com Stewards’ Cup at Goodwood today.

DESERT Lord will bid for his first Group-race success since winning the Prix de l’Abbaye at Longchamp in 2006 when he lines up for Sunday’s William Fry Sapphire Stakes at the Curragh.

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Spirit Of Sharjah is set to drop back to the minimum distance after a disappointing display behind Winker Watson in the July Stakes at Newmarket last week.

Spirit: Stallion Of The Cimarron is the rousing tale of a wild and rambunctious mustang stallion named Spirit and his journey through the untamed American West.

Invincible Spirit booked his place in the Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot by landing a gamble at York.