INXILE notched the eighth listed win of his career, and his fourth in Ireland this season, when making all to land the Abergwaun Stakes for the father and son combination of Dandy and Adrian Nicholls at Tipperary last night.

CURRAGH trainer Paul Deegan took the training honours in Wexford last night, registering a fine double with Beauty Express in the Gorey Race and following-up with Belleau in the claimer.

I wasn’t hiding the fact that there was a bit of pressure on last weekend and needless to say it was a great relief not to mention a lot of satisfaction when Pathfork made it two wins from two in the Galileo EBF Futurity Group 2 Stakes at The Curragh.

APPRENTICE jockey Shane Foley will be sidelined for up to two months after breaking two bones in a fall at Bellewstown on Wednesday.

Irish apprentice jockey Shane Foley will be sidelined for up to two months after breaking two bones in a fall at Bellewstown on Wednesday.

TRAINER Eoin Griffin and jockey Michael Fogarty enjoyed their first ever success in the carlton.ie/galwaycity Handicap, formerly the GPT, when Admiral Barry beat Mount Helicon at Ballybrit last night.

TWEEDY, a half-sister to prolific winner Duff, opened her account, at the second attempt, in the six-furlong Go Racing In Kildare Maiden at Naas last night.

OUT of luck on sixth-placed Akdarena in the Investec Oaks at Epsom, Kevin Manning’s dash to the Curragh last night proved worthwhile when Irish Derby-bound Carraiglawn landed the listed Silver Stakes.

THE Aintree Grand National reminds me of JFK or Elvis. People remember where they were when they heard that the American president had been shot dead in Dallas in 1963. It’s the same with the news that The King had passed away 14 years later.

Rayeni showed reservoirs of stamina to claim Listed honours in the Go Racing In Kildare Festival Waterford Testimonial Stakes at the Curragh today.

ERIC McNAMARA’S Faltering Fullback made a smashing debut over fences when taking the Kevin McManus Beginners Chase at Listowel yesterday.

Sixteen-year-old Ronan Whelan enjoyed his second success when producing an accomplished display aboard Puncher Clynch in the featured Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Premier Nursery at Listowel yesterday.

CHINESE White scored her second Listed race success when landing the Hurry Harriet Stakes, named after the great Paddy Mullins 1973 Newmarket Champion Stakes winner, at Gowran Park last night.

Fit The Cove put up a tremendously gutsy display to land the feature Connacht Tribune Centenary Handicap on the final day of the Galway Festival today.

THE Korean Racing Authority Tyros Stakes has produced its share of stars in recent seasons and the Aidan O’Brien-trained Cape Blanco produced an impressive display to land last night’s renewal at Leopardstown, a performance which stamped him another potentially high-class colt.

DANDY BOY continued David Marnane’s tremendous season when landing the Irish Stallions Farms Race at Dundalk yesterday.

RARE RANSOM earned a tilt at the Boylesports Irish 1,000 Guineas on Sunday week when making all to land the Gowran Park Rooftop Restaurant Race at Gowran Park.

RUBY WALSH and Clear Gold teamed up to land a grief-stricken McEligott’s Landrover Handicap Chase at Killarney last night.

EAGLE’S PASS, third behind Farmer Brown in the Galway Hurdle twelve months ago, is on the trail of that major prize again, following a smooth victory in the Ulster Bank Mallow Hurdle at Cork last night.

KEYALA has a leading chance of giving David Myerscough and Willie Supple a welcome turn in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Maiden at Naas tonight.

KEVIN Prendergast’s Heart Of Fire was far too good for his rivals in the Listed Kerry Spring Water Rochestown Stakes at Cork yesterday.

Rookie trainer Paul Green realised an ambition as Franny Norton brought Timber Treasure home in front in the Gallagher Ltd at Haydock Park today.

CONNA CASTLE, who lost his chance in the Galway Plate with a bad blunder at the ninth, got back on the winning trail in the Southampton Goodwill Chase at Listowel yesterday.

CHAMPION apprentice Chris Hayes enjoyed his trip to Roscommon last night, completing a double on Soviet Trooper and Miss Ailbhe on a bleak night for punters.

GALWAY Hurdle hero Farmer Brown makes a quick reappearance in the Brompton Recruitment Ireland Race at Wexford this evening.

DUNDALK’S new all-weather track — the first of its kind in Ireland — was road tested for the first time yesterday ahead of the first meeting, the MCR Group Race Day, on Sunday 26th.

CAPTAIN Cee Bee pulled rank on the opposition at the final stage of the Killarney Festival yesterday when literally running away with the Dawn Omega Milk Maiden.

JIMMY MANGAN, who trained Stroll Home to win the Galway Plate in 1997, is hot on the trail of that great prize again.

DAVID MCCABE notched his first winner since returning to Ireland in February of last year when the Aidan O’Brien-trained Song Of Hiawatha proved a shock all-the-way winner of he concluding Irish Stallion Farms Race at Navan yesterday.

Pat Smullen was in terrific form at Ballinrobe this evening with victories in all three Flat races on the card – but Willie Supple was in hot water after riding a finish a circuit too soon in the Supermac’s Ballinrobe Claremorris Handicap.

PACOLET, given a tremendous drive by Danny Grant, repeated his success in the contest a year ago when sweeping through late to take the Sporting Press Tipperary Perpetual Cup Handicap at Clonmel last night.

Johnny Murtagh took the honours on the first day of the new Irish Flat season by booting home a 879-1 treble at the Curragh.

Heart Beat made an impressive winning debut in the seven-furlong conditions race at Nad Al Sheba this evening in what was the feature event of the first UAE meeting of 2007.

Vodafone Derby-winning rider Martin Dwyer opened his seasonal account in Dubai at the fourth attempt when partnering Gabanna to victory over stable companion Tri Another Cat at Nad Al Sheba this evening.

Ex-Aidan O’Brien runner Ace makes his debut for new connections in tomorrow’s National Day Cup at Abu Dhabi.

Willie Supple was seen at his very best on Doug Watson’s Mutasallil in the 10-furlong handicap at Nad Al Sheba this evening, the feature race of the Dubai track’s fourth meeting of the new season.

EOIN GRIFFIN’S Lounaos held off the determined challenge of Al Eile to claim the Leopardstown November Premier Handicap yesterday in the hands of Pat Smullen.

Eoin Griffin’s Lounaos held off the determined challenge of Al Eile to claim the Leopardstown November Premier Handicap in the hands of Pat Smullen.

CURRAGH trainer Frank Ennis, saddled his first Group winner at Leopardstown yesterday when Confuchius beat his four rivals in the Killavullan Stakes.

Trainer Francis Ennis landed his first Pattern-race success as Confuchias flew home to claim the Group Three Killavullan Stakes at Leopardstown.

DECLAN MCDONOGH struck a major blow in his bid to be champion jockey for the first time when landing a double at the first stage of the Listowel Festival yesterday.

Four years ago the partisan crowd at Doncaster erupted when Bollin Eric galloped to victory in the St Leger, providing a local win for Yorkshiremen Tim Easterby and Kevin Darley.

Rabatash benefited from a confident Wayne Lordan ride to run out a most convincing winner of the Go and Go Round Tower Stakes at the Curragh.

FERNELEY, “the best horse I’ve ever trained,” according to his trainer, Frank Ennis, showed all the right qualities to win the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Race at Tipperary last night.