Narrowly denied by compatriot Miss Lahar in the race last year, the Rae Guest-trained Minalisa returned to land the listed Yeomanstown & Morristown Lattin Studs Fillies Stakes in Naas last night.

Jim Bolger dominated last night’s action at the Curragh, completing a fine 306/1 treble with Feach Ar Agaidh, News At Six and Chance To Dance.

1. Whipping Boys No More, by Declan Clancy & Ruairí Henchy

Investec Oaks runner-up Secret Gesture will not run in the Darley-sponsored equivalent at the Curragh on Saturday after suffering a setback.

Battle Of Marengo proved a convincing winner of the Group 3 PW McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes, the highlight of a treble for Aidan and Joseph O’Brien in testing ground at Leopardstown yesterday.

Battle Of Marengo laid down an early marker for the Investec Derby with a determined triumph in the P.W. McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes at Leopardstown.

Orgilgo Bay gets the nap in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Maiden at Killarney this evening, a contest that would not be out of place at say the Curragh or Leopardstown.

Pat Smullen is the envy of most other jockeys during the Galway Festival so perhaps the hint should be taken when he says the ride he is looking forward to most is Rock Critic in the Topaz Mile EBF Handicap today.

The British press, Doncaster and Ladbrokes, who sponsor the race, are all falling over themselves now, delighted with the news that it looks virtually certain Camelot will head to the St Leger on September 15.

Aidan O’Brien won the Irish Stallion Farms 2-Y-0, the first juvenile event of the season over a mile, for the fifth consecutive season when King George River triumphed in Gowran Park last night, providing jockey Colm O’Donoghue with the second leg of a double.

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.

Dawn Approach will head to Royal Ascot in two weeks, for either the Coventry Stakes or Chesham Stakes, with an untarnished record, following his 4/9 success in the listed Alfred Nobel Rochestown Stakes at Naas yesterday.

NAAS: 3.35 Bold Thady Quill; 4.10 Dawn Approach; 5.15 Dark Passion

DANDY Nicholls’ globe-trotting and appropriately named Inxile powered home to land the Listed Galteee Midsummer Sprint Stakes at Cork yesterday.

ZOFFANY shot to the head of the betting for next year’s 2000 Guineas by taking the notable scalp of Strong Suit in the Keeneland Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

CHARLES Byrnes struck at the double last night, registering an across the card brace with Cyborg at Bellewstown and Alfa Beat at Wexford.

Despite defeats on three odds-on favourites, Fran Berry took the riding honours at Fairyhouse last night, recording a double on Bold Thady Quill and Sean Og Coulston in the handicap action.

BALLINAGREE is not the centre of the universe, but when the Macroom bypass comes along, this little mid-Cork hamlet will be well placed for commuters.