TRAINER David Marnane is enjoying his best ever season and registered his 24th win of the campaign in Ireland when Maal came from last to first to win the Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Claiming Race in Clonmel last evening.

DANDY MAN, a costly failure on his debut at Leopardstown, proved the most impressive winner on yesterday’s card at Naas, romping to an easy three lengths win in the Tattersals Ireland 2-y-o Auction Race.

CURRAGH trainer Ger O’Leary’s first British runner over jumps ended in success when Big King took the Elizabeth Beckett Memorial Novices’ Handicap Chase at Newbury yesterday under Tony McCoy.