Beset a facile winner of Finale Stakes

Joseph O’Brien’s Beset (7/1) routed her 14 rivals in the Guinness 0.0 Finale Stakes at the Curragh.Declan McDonogh’s mount was never far off the pace and led travelling well entering the final quarter-mile before clearing away to beat Royal Entry by seven and a half lengths. O'Brien also had the third-home Snapretend but his 13/8 favourite Starford finished a well-beaten seventh. Dylan Browne McMonagle had arrived from Del Mar, where he recorded a famous victory on the Willie Mullins-trained Ethical Diamond in the Breeders' Cup Turf yesterday, in time to partner Starford but the stewards denied a request that be allowed to replace Wayne Hassett on that horse. Sun 02nd Nov

Chally Chute strikes Loughbrown gold for O’Sullivan

Ross O’Sullivan was delighted to secure his first Group-race victory as Chally Chute rose to the top in the Comer Group International Loughbrown Stakes at the Curragh. Sun 02nd Nov

Hassett leads home 1-2-3 for Joseph

Sent off the 9/4 favourite, the Joseph O'Brien-trained James J Braddock was an emphatic winner of the opening Irish EBF Maiden (Smullen Series) at the Curragh. Sun 02nd Nov

Sugar Goodson a shock 33/1 Navan winner for Elliott

Trainer Gordon Elliott sent out a rare big priced winner at the track when the Chris Hayes partnered debutant Sugar Goodson caused a 33/1 shock in the Navan Racecourse Welcomes Our Local Community Maiden at Navan. Wed 08th Oct