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AIDAN O’Brien today becomes the fourth trainer, after Vincent O’Brien, Henry Cecil and Michael Stoute, to be inducted into the British Racing Hall of Fame. What took so long!? O’Brien has broken more records than anybody ever and looks to extend his 2000

Guineas record to an 11th success today.

His City of Troy is the odds-on favourite to maintain his unbeaten record and is just 5/1 for the triple crown.

Tomorrow, O’Brien

GALWAY and Mayo face off in a Connacht final tomorrow for the first time since 2021, knowing a win will have the dubious reward of a place in the All-Ireland ‘group of death’.

Mayo are the 10/11 favourites with Ladbrokes in Salthill clash, with the Tribesmen 6/5 and the draw an 8/1 chance.

Mayo have beaten Galway in the last four Connacht finals played between these great rivals — three of them

LEEDS HAVE taken just eight of the last 21 points available and they are headed for the Championship play-offs unless they can beat Southampton at home today and neighbours Huddersfield can win at Ipswich.

Kieran McKenna’s side are 1/33 to get promoted, while Leeds bids to win an eighth 1000 Guineas and his best chance lies with 4/1 chance Ylang Ylang.

There has been strong word for Charlie Appleby’s 5/1 Dance Sequence, whose last outing was a secondplace finish in the Nell Gwyn Stakes and she is expected to come on a ton for that run.

Eight of the last 18 winners ran at Newmarket previously, four in the Nell Gwyn Stakes. significance of the venue.

CROKE Park will this evening host a Leinster match for the first time since 2009 — with the

Blues taking on On the pitch, it’s time Northampton Saints in for Leo Cullen’s men to the Champions Cup put recent disappointments semi-final. in this

The 82,300 tickets competition behind were sold out in 36 them and they are hours, so it’s likely that 11/10 joint favourites, GAA HQ will see plenty with Toulouse, to lift more rugby. the trophy, for the first

Northampton become time since 2018. the first English club The Blues are 1/9 side to play in Croker with Ladbrokes to and their Irish strength win, with the Saints and conditioning 13/2. coach, Eamonn It’s 10/11 for Leinster Hyland, has already to win -14 points in the clued his side in on the handicap. by a single-point margin.

Back Mayo to win by 1-3 points at 11/4 with Paddy Power.

In hurling, Tipperary, who lost their first Munster SHC game in Limerick last weekend, must win against Waterford this evening — otherwise it could be a barren summer for the Premier.

Expect them to rise to the challenge at 11/8 with Boylesports. are 11/8 to go up via the play-offs.

Their game against the Saints could be a play-off final rehearsal and Leeds are 4/7 with Ladbrokes to win.

The side that finished third in the Championship has won the play-offs 45 per cent of the time.