Found, winner of the Breeders Cup Turf last autumn, recorded her first win of the new season when quickening up well to beat Success Days and favourite Fascinating Rock in the Group 3 Camelot Mooresbridge Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

Royal Ascot is likely to be on the agenda for both Ambiguity and Kellstorm following their victories in Tipperary last night, providing the O’Brien team with a double.

Anthem Alexander must be strongly fancied to make a successful seasonal debut in the Group 3 Racing Post Lacken Stakes in Naas, unless the expected rain causes a serious deterioration in ground conditions.

Found remains a short price for the Investec Oaks despite being beaten by 25-1 outsider in Iveagh Gardens on her return to action in the Canford Cliffs EBF Athasi Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

The Jim Bolger-trained Flight Risk sprang a 50/1 shock in the Group 3 Big Bad Bob Gladness Stakes, feature of yesterday’s action at the Curragh.

Aidan O’Brien has entered his unbeaten juvenile pair The Great War and War Envoy in Monday’s Alfred Nobel Rochestown Stakes at Naas.

Tarfasha roared into the Investec Oaks picture when winning the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Blue Wind Stakes at Naas with real authority for Dermot Weld and Pat Smullen.

Van Der Neer and Just The Judge will be strongly fancied to uphold English Guineas form in the Irish equivalents at the Curragh this weekend.

I have been at Tattersalls the last couple of days and will be there again today.

Horses are unpredictable at the best of times and not even the trainer knows for sure what’s going to happen.

Those who helped thump John Oxx’s Hartani from a morning price as high as 100-30 to 6-4 had more than their fair share of anxious moments before going to collect in the TipperaryRaces.ie Maiden at Tipperary last night.

Excelebration, a Group 1 winner for Marco Botti last season made a successful debut for Aidan O’Brien when outclassing his six rivals in the Big Bad Bob Gladness Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

People might not think it because I haven’t had a runner, but I would really love to have a horse good enough to take part in the Aintree Grand National. It is a race we all dream of winning but I just haven’t had one yet.

AIDAN O’BRIEN opened his account for the week at Royal Ascot, as did Ryan Moore, with a hard-fought success for the unbeaten Power in the Coventry Stakes.

The number of Irish beaches securing coveted Blue Flag status has hit an all-time high.

SOUTH African Keagan Latham enjoyed a welcome change of luck when Muckle Bahoochie provided him with his first success of the season in the opening www.dundalkstadium.com 2-Y-0 Maiden at Dundalk last night.

THE Dermot Weld trained Notable Graduate toyed with the opposition on the way to landing the Curragh Racecourse Members’ Maiden at Tipperary last night.

IT WAS good to hear Taoiseach Brian Cowen stating his intention to impose a tax on all forms of betting in Ireland, including those provided by overseas companies.

IT was a decent enough week of racing for me, with two winners, but with a bit of luck there could have been a couple of more.

PUNTERS who backed De Valira in the mile and six conditions race at Tipperary last night had every reason to feel aggrieved.

Tommy Stack stole the show at the Curragh yesterday with a 3387-1 four-timer at the first meeting of the Irish Flat turf season.

ALANDI should retain his unbeaten record by landing the Seamus/Rosemary McGrath Memorial Saval Beg Stakes at Leopardstown tonight.

TRUST Mastercraftsman to reverse Newmarket form with Delegator in the Boylesports.com Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh today.

Tommy Stack unleashed a potentially decent juvenile when Another Express sprinted to victory in the Michael Murphy & Co. Ltd EBF Median Auction Maiden at the Curragh today.