Going update The first of eight races in the Curragh is off at 4.45pm and Roscommon runner-up Green Soul is a notable non runner in this seven furlong maiden. The ground remains good with a dry forecast. The Sky Bet Handicap at 6.20pm is a competitive sprint in which Jorge Alvares heads the market after posting runner-up berths in Naas and Cork for Ger Lyons. Sixandahalf, who was third in the Irish Cesarewitch at the Curragh last season, goes for a big pot in the Sky Bet Race To The Ebor Handicap at 7.30pm. George Boughey sends It's Tim across the Irish Sea for this staying test. There has been some overnight support for Withoutfurtherado and James The Second in the extended six-furlong sprint at 8pm. The card concludes with another extended six-furlong sprint at 8.30pm where White Clover races under the 7lb penalty for winning at Listowel last Sunday.
