RACING: Aidan O'Brien was out of luck with his two-year-old runners at Newmarket through the week but he unveils a substantial wedge of the Ballydoyle juvenile squad at the Curragh today.
In the Group Three CL Weld Park Stakes alone, O'Brien saddles four with Michael Kinane on board the Storm Cat newcomer She's A Beauty.
There have been three British trained winners of the race in the last seven years and this time it's the Naas Stakes winner Rag Top who flies the flag for Richard Hannon.
Both John Oxx and Dermot Weld have won the race five times each and this time around it may be Oxx who can go one ahead courtesy of the Galway winner Finity.
The Dieses filly did well to win on very testing conditions at Ballybrit and looks a type to improve for that.
The $4 million Warhol tries to make it third time lucky in the mile maiden but here again Oxx looks to hold the winning card with New South Wales. Pat Shanahan can successfully step in for Pat Smullen, who rides Dress To Thrill at Newmarket, on Sights On Gold in the Listed Diamond Stakes.
Decent ground and this trip are ideal for the Moyglare colt who looks up to conceding weight to the Irish Derby fourth Nysaean.
Tomorrow at Tipperary there is also a Group Three on the flat, the Concorde Stakes, where there is one British raider, Patsy's Double.
Jump fans will also be out in force, however, for the JP McManus sponsored events, principally the John James McManus Memorial Hurdle.
Davenport Milenium misses out this race but there is still a strong home defence in place against the Philip Hobbs-trained In Contrast and Jonjo O'Neill's Intersky Falcon.
Scottish Memories beat Ballyhampshire Boy and Adamant Approach at the Punchestown festival and while he may prefer a more testing track could still be the one to win.
His stable companion Thari was an impressive Galway winner over fences and looks good for the novice chase while McManus can keep the majority share of the novice hurdle with the impressive Wouldn't You Agree.
Miguel Cervantes is declared to make a quick reappearance in the Listed opener following a Middle Park run on Thursday. That Middle Park also showed, however, the value of Mombassa's Curragh second to Hurricane Alan.
