Sir Isaac Newton, once considered an Investec Derby prospect, should justify odds-on favouritism in tonight’s Gowran Park opener, the seven-furlong Irish Stallion Farms Maiden.

At Gowran Park last Sunday, Pat Smullen rode a double to take his total of winners for the season to 100.

Tony Martin’s Greatness arrived from the clouds to justify favouritism in the Tote Jackpot Guarantee Handicap Hurdle, initiating a double for Plate hero Shane Shortall at Galway yesterday.

Willie Mullins’ Balnaslow is a hopeful choice in the Tote sponsored Galway Plate at Ballybrit this afternoon.

Dermot Weld and Pat Smullen struck again when Carla Bianca landed the featured Naas Oaks Trial in Naas last night.

Leading Light, winner of the Queen’s Vase 12 months ago, heads the ante-post market for next Thursday’s Ascot Gold Cup after the latest declaration stage yesterday.

Dermot Weld and Pat Smullen got the Irish Flat turf season off to the perfect start by taking out the two feature events on the opening afternoon of the campaign at the Curragh.

Stephen Clements, a Cheltenham festival-winning jockey, enjoyed his biggest success in this country when driving Tony Martin’s Edeymi to victory in the Connacht Hotel Handicap at the first stage of Galway last night.

Diplomat booked his ticket to join Dermot Weld’s all-conquering Galway Festival team with an easy victory in the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Novice Hurdle at Sligo yesterday.

It was smashing to ride at Galway on Monday, having missed the previous two festivals.

“Mr Weld’s horses are flying, he’d win with a donkey this week,” joked Jane Mangan, after she had guided Rosewell House’s Midnight Music to victory in the Carlton Hotel Handicap at Galway last night.

HIDDEN Universe, a beaten odds-on favourite in the race last year, looks good in today’s October Maiden at Navan.

THE Dermot Weld trained Riviera Poet has outstanding claims in the Group 2 Galileo Futurity Stakes, feature at the Curragh today.

TRUCKERS Delight justified favouritism and provided trainer John ‘Shark’ Hanlon with a welcome change of luck when scoring in the Connacht Tribune Handicap Chase, feature of the final day of the Galway Festival.

Dermot Weld took his final haul at the seven-day Galway Festival to 17 winners when Comedic Art, his last runner of the week, was a smooth scorer in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden.

DERMOT WELD wasted no time smashing the record for the number of winners trained at the Galway festival when Rainforest Magic took his score for the week to twelve in the opening Guinness Handicap Hurdle at Ballybrit last night.

Clare Glen provided trainer Sarah Dawson with the biggest win of her career as she landed the Guinness Handicap, the feature event of the fifth day of the Galway Festival this afternoon.

IT was business as usual at Galway last night, as Dermot Weld’s Stunning View landed the valuable Topaz Mile EBF Handicap, one of three winners for the Rosewell House maestro.

THE news yesterday that Pat Smullen has committed to Rosewell House and Dermot Weld for next season has seen Paddy Power install Christophe Soumillon as the new market-leader to replace Johnny Murtagh at Ballydoyle in 2011.

FICTIONAL Account, under a fine tactical ride by Pat Smullen, landed Her Majesty’s Plate in good style at Down Royal last evening.

RAJIK completed a hat-trick when producing a gutsy performance in the listed Ardilaun Hotel Oyster Stakes at Galway yesterday, getting up close home to foil fellow joint-favourite Address Unknown by a head.

THE featured Topaz Mile EBF Handicap at Galway last night was won in the proverbial canter by the Joe Murphy trained Ask Jack.

INTERNATIONAL campaigner Dermot Weld avenged the narrow defeats of Vinnie Roe and Vintage Crop in the Gold Cup as Rite Of Passage gallantly claimed the highlight on Ladies’ Day at Royal Ascot yesterday.

BETHRAH came with a flying late challenge to give Dermot Weld his fourth win in the Etihad Airways Irish 1000 Guineas at the Curragh yesterday.

Dermot Weld’s Bethrah (16-1) got up in the dying strides to prevail in a blanket finish for the Etihad Airways Irish 1000 Guineas at the Curragh.

MICHAEL KINANE, the greatest flat jockey this country has ever produced, finally confirmed the rumours which had been rife in racing for a number of weeks when announcing his retirement yesterday.

Dermot Weld quickly has completed a double at the Galway Races as Ghimaar defied top-weight in the carlton.ie/galwaycity (QR) Handicap over two miles.

HURRICANE Fly will be sorely missed if he does not make it to Cheltenham, should Go Native’s ready victory at Naas be anything to go by.

Dermot Weld has made a great start to the season but the Master of Rosewell House is realistic about their hopes for the rest of the campaign. Pat Keane reports.

CHINESE White, a general 12-1 chance for the Juddmonte Oaks, is set to kick off her season in the EBF Victor McCalmont Memorial Stakes at Gowran on May 4.

CONNA CASTLE gets the vote to win a fascinating little six-runner Kilbegnet EBF Novice Chase at Roscommon this afternoon.

SOME things never change!

THE Michael Halford trained Nastrelli looked a horse with a bright future when proving far too good for his rivals in the Kop Maiden at Tipperary last night.

Vinnie Roe is set to bid for his fifth consecutive success in the Irish Field St Leger on Saturday after pleasing trainer Dermot Weld.

DERMOT WELD is a realist, a high-class trainer who has more than stood the test of time.

WHAT’SONYOURMIND booked his ticket to the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at Cheltenham when making a successful debut, in very testing conditions, at Navan yesterday.

Vinnie Roe is on course to bid for a fourth successive victory in the Irish Field St Leger at the Curragh on Saturday.

THE King of Ballybrit, Dermot Weld, struck for a third time in the Hewlett-Packard sponsored Galway Plate yesterday when Ansar battled gamely to beat top weight Risk Accessor to take the €103,725 first prize.

A METICULOUS plan by Dermot Weld to preserve Ansar’s handicap mark paid a huge dividend at Ballybrit yesterday when the course specialist (he’s won six times from eight races on the track) stormed to a tremendous success in the Galway Plate.

DEFI, the most experienced horse in the field - along with outsider, Mickey Shoes - gets the nap to take the GPT Access Equipment EBF Maiden at the first stage of the Galway Festival this evening.

Dermot Weld reports Budweiser Irish Derby hero Grey Swallow to be in top order following his impressive victory over North Light in Sunday’s Curragh Classic.

Dermot Weld reports his leading Classic hope Grey Swallow bang on target for the UltimateBet.com 2000 Guineas at Newmarket in May.

Dermot Weld today reported his leading Classic hope Grey Swallow bang on target for the UltimateBet.com 2000 Guineas at Newmarket in May.

DERMOT WELD yesterday expressed surprise his Refuse To Bend figures so prominently in the market for the English 2,000 Guineas.