Mikey Fogarty took the riding honours on ‘Amateur’ day in Cork yesterday, completing a double on De Benno and Don’t Back Down, but also picked -up a four-day whip ban.

Bright New Dawn justified favouritism in the Grade 2 boylesports.com Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle at Thurles yesterday, but the race was marred by the fatal fall of Venture Capital.

Blame it on 'Twilight'. Author Seth Grahame-Smith seized upon the idea for ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’ during a promotional book tour for his 2009 parody 'Pride And Prejudice And Zombies'.