Heiress and bloodstock breeder Chryss O’Reilly is to step down from one of the most controversial chairmanships in the semi- state sector.

The Eddie Lynam-trained Reglisse stamped herself a filly of significant potential when landing the Irish Stallion Farms 2-Y-0 Fillies Maiden in Leopardstown last night.

ONE of the most expensive aspects of the controversial clean-up organised for the visit of Queen Elizabeth II in May has been revealed as the loss of a lucrative horse living at the National Stud.

EMULOUS oozed class as she justified favouritism for Dermot Weld and owner Khalid Abdullah in the Group 3 Brownstown Stakes, the feature of last night’s action at Fairyhouse.

One of the stallions Queen Elizabeth was due to see at the National Stud in Kildare town tomorrow has died.

THE rapidly-improving Boynagh Joy proved a shock 12/1 winner of the listed Cooley Fillies Stakes at Dundalk last night.

Isolate carried the famous all-apricot silks of Gillian, Lady Howard de Walden to success in the EBF ladbrokes.com Maiden Fillies' Stakes at Leicester.

THE progressive Love Lockdown can complete a hat-trick of successes in the Listed Kerry Spring Water Rochestown Stakes at Cork tomorrow.

RED-HOT Chris Hayes recorded his third double in a week when scoring on Wrong Answer and Refuse To Sell at Dundalk last night, having already bagged a brace of winners at Naas last Saturday and Limerick on Tuesday.

EL FONTAN can get us away to a flier in the opening O’Callaghan Family Hotels’ three-year-old Hurdle at the first stage of the Listowel Festival this afternoon.

BUSHRANGER, a trifle unlucky at Royal Ascot, was taken from 9-2 to 7-2 in the Dubai Duty Free Anglesey Stakes at the Curragh yesterday and did the business in fine style.

Bankable sailed across the line in the On The House Stakes at Goodwood to earn a quote of just 2-1 with Coral for the Royal Hunt Cup on the second day of Royal Ascot.

KIEREN FALLON’S week failed to receive a much-needed tonic as Stormy River came from last to first to land the Prix Jean Prat in sensational style at Chantilly yesterday.

Kieren Fallon finished well down the field on Ivan Denisovich in the Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly as Stormy River came from last to first to avenge his unlucky Royal Ascot defeat.