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

LISTOWEL trainer Seamus Lynch was the toast of the bookmakers at Tramore last night, after his Revisionist had beaten hot-pot, El Cerro, in the Tote placepot Races 1 to 6 three-year-old Maiden Hurdle.

Two of the country's leading sports bodies face a tough battle to secure planning permission for all aspects of the redevelopment of the Lansdowne Road stadium.