ROBBIE McNAMARA, who celebrated his 18th birthday last week, has made a tremendous impression since joining the Dermot Weld yard.

CONSIDERING the dreadful weather for much of the week, the hugely successful seven-day Listowel Festival was completed in style yesterday, with the overall attendance a highly satisfactory 87,000.

COSMIC STRING may not necessarily be the best horse in the Vale Of Tralee Maiden Hurdle at Tralee this afternoon, but still gets the nap vote.

THE visiting Australian team had a mixed day at Killarney yesterday with Paul Hamblin steering Monterey Bay to victory after Craig Durden had earlier suffered a broken collarbone.

TOM HOGAN had his biggest win on the Flat when tremendous money-spinner Common World took the Listed Carlsberg Ruby Stakes at Tralee yesterday.