Vadawina threw down the gauntlet to Divine Proportions as she showed a great turn of foot to come from last to first and collect the Group One Prix Saint-Alary at Longchamp today.

FRACAS maintained his unbeaten record in the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial at Leopardstown yesterday but the muddy waters surrounding the Vodafone Derby are no clearer.

Fracas maintained his unbeaten record in the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial at Leopardstown today but the muddy waters surrounding the Vodafone Derby are no clearer.

Irish trainer Tommy Stack intends to send Tolpuddle to Sandown Park for the Group Three Betfred Gordon Richards Stakes on Saturday.

LIVADIYA, who disappointed in her first two runs of the campaign, gets the nap to strike form in the Group Three Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Blue Wind Stakes at Cork tonight.

THE once-raced All Too Beautiful is the nap choice to land the Listed Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Salsabil Stakes at Navan today.

FOLLOWING the defections of Rince Ri and Timbera earlier this week from Saturday’s Martell Cognac Grand National at Liverpool, Jimmy Mangan yesterday issued an upbeat bulletin on last year’s Aintree hero, Monty’s Pass.

FRANK ENNIS’ Lemonstown Lad can leave a bout of seconditis firmly behind by landing the Vintners’ Maiden at Listowel this afternoon.

IT would be wrong to get carried away after a horse has just won a his first race, but you couldn’t but be impressed by Aidan O’Brien’s newcomer, Magritte, who took the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Maiden unextended by five lengths at Tipperary yesterday.