Vintners Venture and Luna Spectrum are two of the lesser lights in

Aidan O'Brien's yard but both look to hold winning chances at

Ballinrobe this evening. Vintners Venture has finished second in his last two outings but will rarely have a better opportunity to break his duck than in a very moderate-looking Robe Maiden Hurdle.

Those last two runs have come in the last six days. Vintners Ven-

ture was exceptionally hard ridden to get within three-parts of a length in Killarney on Wednesday and on Friday went down by only half a length to Fair Society at Kilbeggan. On both occasions he veered dramatically under pressure near the line, but that character quirk is unlikely to be exposed tonight against such weak opposition and

Charlie Swan should have another uneventful success.

Luna Spectrum also ran on Wednesday at the Killarney festival and carried 10st to a comfortable three and a half length victory over

Keal Ryan. He again has top weight in the Maiden Hill Handicap and runs over two furlongs shorter than he did at Killarney but is expected to win again, possibly at the main expense of Sir True Blue.

That one's trainer Michael Grassick is unlikely to leave the Co

Mayo track empty handed however. Grassick's string are in fine form at present and while Blue Jazz is hardly a leading light of the game, the Croagh Patrick Race isn't either and this Bluebird filly should emerge best from a poor field of four.

Jadilian could appreciate the drop back in distance for the opening Fort EBF Maiden on the evidence of her length and a half second to Miss Brighton over seven furlongs at Down Royal recently, and is preferred to the O'Brien duo, Goldstar and Gold Radiance.

Famous Stout mananged the unlikely task of unseating Richard

Dunwoody on his last race at Sligo, but with a clear round today, can overcome his 12 years and land the Corrib Orange Handicap Chase for

Tony Martin. Cnocadrum is suggested as the value bet in the West

Handicap Hurdle, and John Muldoon and Willie Supple can combine to beat the Dermot Weld representative, Rafahiyah, in the Westport

Maiden with West Side Story.