Aidan O’Brien has his fingers firmly crossed the weather will be kind enough to allow Gleneagles to run in the Qipco Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown next month.

In emphatically reversing Coventry Stakes form with Buratino and giving trainer Aidan O’Brien his fourteenth success in the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes, yesterday afternoon at the Curragh, Air Force Blue was promoted to clear favouritism for next season’s Newmarket 2000 Guineas.

Now Or Never had young trainer Michael O’Callaghan dreaming big after she ran out a most impressive winner of the Topaz Fillies’ Maiden, last night at Galway.

Tanaza made it two wins in as many starts as she claimed Group Three honours in the Jockey Club of Turkey Silver Flash Stakes at Leopardstown last night.

Rerouted from yesterday’s Qipco 1,000 Guineas, presumably due to the fast ground, Found should make a winning start to her three-year-old campaign in the Canford Cliffs Athasi Stakes at the Curragh today.

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.

A redevelopment of the Fox and Hounds site, in the northside Cork City suburb of Ballyvolane, has been approved by Cork County Council.

Trainer Tom Dascombe was full of praise for jockey Richard Kingscote after an enterprising ride aboard Brown Panther gave the pair their first taste of Group One success in the Palmerstown House Estate Irish St Leger at the Curragh yesterday.

Frankie Dettori has lost the ride on Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Treve and will be replaced by Thierry Jarnet in the Prix Vermeille on Sunday, at the request of trainer Criquette Head-Maarek.

Andrea Atzeni showed why he has been signed up by Qatar Racing with a good ride to get Cappella Sansevero home in the Nestle Supporting Irish Autism Action Round Tower Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

Pat Smullen was seen at his tactical best when guiding the Tracey Collins-trained Majestic Queen to a convincing two lengths win over Lady Cecil’s odds-on favourite Joyeuse in the Group 3 Ballyogan Stakes in Leopardstown last night.

Clive Brittain feels Rizeena is “a bit special” as she aims to land a second Group One of the season in the Shadwell Fillies’ Mile at Newmarket today.

Aidan O’Brien has supplemented Tapestry for the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday.

Roger Varian is considering a return to Ascot for the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes with Ektihaam after reporting the colt “none the worse” following a nasty slip at the track on Saturday.

Battle Of Marengo could bid to give Aidan O’Brien a seventh triumph in the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster after his victory in the Juddmonte Beresford Stakes at the Curragh.

Sky Lantern, confidently handled by Richard Hughes, oozed class as she proved a facile winner of the Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

Sendmylovetorose and My Special J’s are both set to be supplemented for the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh on September 9.

Trainer Aidan O’Brien does not expect the rain-softened ground to trouble the unbeaten Maybe as she shoots for Classic glory in Sunday’s Qipco 1000 Guineas.

I GO to The Curragh today fresh from a trip to Blenheim for my latest three-day event.

MAYBE retained her unbeaten record and gave Aidan O'Brien his sixth Moyglare Stud Stakes success when justifying odds-on favouritism in the Group 1 feature at the Curragh yesterday.

THE rematch between Maybe and La Collina in tomorrow’s Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh is undoubtedly the highlight of the weekend's horse racing action, and the bookmakers have firmly pinned their colours to the former's mast.

La Collina is on course for the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh on August 28 following her surprise Group One win at the County Kildare course.

LONGSHOT La Collina gave veteran Curragh trainer Kevin Prendergast his fourth Keeneland Phoenix Stakes success when swooping late to foil the Aidan O’Brien trained favourite Power in yesterday’s Group 1 feature at the Curragh.

IT has been another good week, with four winners since last Sunday before racing last night but it might even have been better if a bit more luck had gone our way.

FAMOUS Name is Munich bound on Sunday week in search of an elusive Group 1 success following another workmanlike victory in the Group 3 Jockey Club Of Turkey Meld Stakes at Leopardstown.

Jessica Harrington’s Pathfork continues to build towards a comeback in the Minstrel Stakes at the Curragh on July 16.

Memory proved a bitterly disappointing favourite as Misty For Me won the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh.

Memory remains on target to defend her unbeaten record in the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh on August 29.

Johnny Murtagh has forecast an informative afternoon at Leopardstown on Sunday.

Long Lashes stated her case as a filly with Classic potential when landing Newmarket's skybet.com Sweet Solera Stakes today on her Godolphin debut.

MEMORIES of Clive Brittain’s two greatest fillies came flooding back as Misheer captured the Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Cherry Hinton Stakes for the venerable Newmarket trainer yesterday.

Clive Brittain’s Newmarket winner Jira is set for a step back up in class on her next start.

KING Of Rome put himself in line for the Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes after showing his class with an emphatic victory in the Royal Whip Stakes at Leopardstown yesterday.

Impressive Goodwood winner Pachattack has been pencilled in for the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh on August 31.

Jim Bolger sowed the first seeds for another bumper Classic harvest in 2009 as Cuis Ghaire justified weighty market support in Royal Ascot’s Albany Stakes yesterday.

SAOIRSE Abu was cut for next season’s 1000 Guineas after stamping her quality on the Moyglare Stud Stakes with a hard-fought success at the Curragh yesterday.

Jamie Spencer has had the dates of a three-day suspension he incurred at Newbury on August 18 changed in order to allow him to take part in the Group One Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh on September 2.

Trainer Tracey Collins is still considering the Moyglare Stud Stakes for her recent Naas winner Kyniska.

Dermot Weld looks to have a decent Classic prospect for next season in Campfire Glow, who defeated hot-pot Listen in the Ballygallon Stud Debutante Stakes.

Eagle Mountain gave Aidan O’Brien and Kieren Fallon some compensation for the defeat of the highly-rated Henrythenavigator with victory in the United Arab Emirates Royal Whip Stakes at the Curragh.

Clive Brittain is favouring a crack at the Moyglare Stud Stakes on September 2 with his impressive Sweet Solera winner Albabilia.

JOCKEYS Robert Power and Fran Berry shared the riding honours when recording doubles at rain-soaked Naas yesterday.

Kevin Prendergast’s consistent Mustameet continued his good run of form when scoring for the fourth time this season in the ladbrokes.com International Stakes at the Curragh.

Kevin Prendergast’s consistent Mustameet continued his good run of form when scoring for the fourth time this season in the ladbrokes.com International Stakes at the Curragh.