Progressive Stonemaster should be hard to beat

STONEMASTER should crown a great week for Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary and his Gigginstown House Stud colours by landing the www. racinghomeforeaster.com Hurdle in Cork tomorrow.

Back to winning form when beating Made In Taipan at Leopardstown last time, the Dessie Hughes-trained, 149-rated, six-year-old looks progressive and should prove tough to beat.

Stonemaster, whose earlier form included solid efforts behind the likes of Shinrock Paddy at Naas and Voler La Vedette at Navan, holds Catch Me (third), Won In The Dark (fourth) and On The Way Out (fifth) on Leopardstown form.