After two days of National Hunt action, it’s all Flat racing this afternoon in Killarney and punters can get off to a flyer with Grid, who can take the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden for Joseph O’Brien and Shane Crosse.

In his surroundings, Buck’s Billionaire is certainly no star but has stepped up with each outing this season

Shane Kingston’s late goal, and the two green flags which followed from Alan Connolly, put the exclamation marks on a statement Cork performance

Baton Rouge can make a successful return to the turf in the Royal Ascot Trials Day May 16 Rated Race, the fifth race on today’s card in Naas, one of four meetings on a busy weekend.

Jessica Harrington’s runner had two runs as a juvenile, the first of which was a fourth-place finish behind High Definition

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The highlight of today’s matinee meeting in Tipperary, where three of the races are confined to point to pointers, is the return of Gypsy Island in the opening race

Clearly highly regarded as a three-year-old, she was supplemented for the Irish Oaks prior to a track debut which ended before it had begun

A deeply impressive winner of the mares’ novice at last year’s Cheltenham meeting, she made a winning start to this term, beating Minella Melody

Having had just three outings thus far this season, there should be no concern about Honeysuckle finding this a step too far in the Grade 1 Paddy Power Champion Hurdle, and she can maintain her unbeaten record

It's difficult to look beyond unbeaten chaser Energumene in the Grade 1 Ryanair Novice Chase

The renewal of rivalry between Sir Gerhard and Kilcruit in the Grade 1 ITM – Supporting Irish Store Sales Champion Bumper is a great compliment to the day’s feature, the Punchestown Gold Cup

There will be easier races this week than the Have The Conversation Say Yes To Organ Donation Novice Handicap Hurdle which kickstarts the 2021 Punchestown festival but Ya Ya Baby makes plenty of each-way appeal in the full-field event.

Limerick plays host to a Flat racing programme and Corps Des Pages can build on a promising debut by taking the first race, the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden

There is a good Flat programme this afternoon in Cork and Isle Of Sark gets the nap to get back to winning ways in the Blackwater Race

With natural improvement he should take plenty of beating this time

Eoin McCarthy has had nine winners already this season and can bring his tally into double figures with Awayfortheday

Some decent racing this afternoon at The Curragh and Aidan O’Brien holds many of the aces, most notably with Cadomosto in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race and with Broome in the Group 3 Holden Plant Rentals Alleged Stakes.

Course winner Carrolls Cottage has leading claims in Adare Handicap Hurdle

Now Where Or When looks a solid option in the second division of the Maiden Hurdle