THE Gerry Cully-trained Markason landed a tidy gamble in a division of the Clonee Handicap Hurdle at Fairyhouse yesterday, providing jockey Davy Condon with his first triumph over hurdles.

FOXCHAPEL KING heads the 26 entries left in the attheraces Gold Cup at Sandown on Saturday following yesterday’s confirmation stage.

THIS weekend’s Classic trials have attracted a bumper number of entries with some of last season’s leading juveniles engaged at Newbury, Thirsk and Leopardstown.

Tacitus, an unlucky fourth in Italy on Sunday, could go for Group One glory in the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster on Saturday.

A decision on Tacitus’ participation in the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster will be left until the last minute, according to connections.

Aidan O’Brien is responsible for 10 of the 23 two-year-olds still in the Waterford Wedgewood Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday.

Dane O’Neill took Johhny Murtagh’s place on the Richard Hannon-trained Tacitus and nearly made it a dream spare ride as the colt finished strongly to go down by just half a length to stable companion Mister Links in the TNT July Stakes at Newmarket.