Tullaghan ended a busy six-week stretch with a fourth-place finish in a one-mile handicap at Albury Racecourse in Australia on Dec. 10.

Tullaghan was beaten slightly less than two lengths, while racing on the inside through the stretch. While Tullaghan had a clear run, he was unable to compete with Oceans of Stanima, who rallied wide.

After that race, his sixth in as many weeks, Tullaghan earned a rest. He returns for his first start in a month in a one-mile handicap at Albury on Monday evening.

Paul Lally:

R1 2-3-6-13

R2 6-4-5-1

R3 9-5-1-7

R4 12-6-3-5

R5 4-3-9-11

R6 1-11-14-13

R7 1-2-11-10

R8 4-1-2-9

R9 2-6-1-3

R10 5-2-12-9

R11 5-6-8-1

Best Bet R11 N5 Dragons Luck

Longshot R4 N4 Find My Love

Play QQP R9 QQP 1-2-6

Mark McNamara:

R1 - 2.14.6.13

R2 - 12.4.5.6

R3 - 9.7.1.5

R4 - 12.1.5.6

R5 - 4.3.1.7

R6 - 11.13.2.1

R7 - 11.1.2.9

R8 - 1.4.7.2

After three near-misses from late October to early December, Ringside ended a five-race losing streak on Dec. 17 with a win in a seven-furlong handicap at Moree Racecourse in Australia.

The consistent recent record has made Ringside the early favorite to win for the eighth time in his 50th start in a seven-furlong handicap at Dubbo Racecourse on Sunday evening.

Algiers made short work of 15 rivals winning the Al Maktoum Challenge Round 1, featured race on the first program of the 2023 Dubai World Cup Carnival on Friday at Meydan Racecourse.  

Algiers was one of three winners on the card for jockey James Doyle, who also landed the Group 2, $180,000 Al Fahidi Fort and the $100,000 Dubai Dash, both for Godolphin and trainer Charlie Appleby.  

Glory Daze was a cut below the best 3-year-olds in Britain and Ireland last year, finishing 14th in the English Derby and fifth in the Irish Derby.

Glory Daze left Europe for Australia in the second half of 2022 and will have his first start in Australia in a minor handicap at seven furlongs at Warrnambool Racecourse on Saturday evening.

An Irish-bred colt by Cotai Glory, Glory Daze was previously trained by Andy Oliver and is now part of the high-profile operation of trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace.

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Aleas, the 5-year-old British-bred gelding racing in Australia, has a closing style that lends itself to a measure of drama with each start.

Will he get there or not? Aleas has won a respectable 5 of 18 starts in Britain and Australia, and seems best suited to races at 1 1/4 miles or more that help his stamina.

The first of 10 programs composing the 2023 Dubai World Cup Carnival comes Friday night at Meydan Racecourse, where the Group 2, $250,000 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 1 headlines a seven-race card. 

Carnival race days in 2022 switched from their traditional placement on Thursdays to Fridays. This year, there are eight Friday cards, post time at 9 a.m. Eastern, followed by the Super Saturday card on March 4 and the Dubai World Cup card March 25. 

The locally based geldings Bello Beau and The Inevitable will be heavy favorites to win $85,600 stakes at a mile at Hobart Racecourse in Australia on Thursday evening.

Bello Beau is a standout selection against eight rivals in the Tasmanian Guineas for Southern Hemisphere 3-year-olds. A winner of 6 of 8 starts, Bello Beau is unbeaten at tracks on the island of Tasmania, and was fifth and second in two starts at tracks in the Melbourne area last March and April.

Paul Lally:

R1 5-2-3-11
R2 8-2-1-10
R3 1-7-4-3
R4 6-10-7-2
R5 10-1-7-2
R6 2-9-6-1
R7 4-7-8-1
R8 12-3-4-5
R9 3-9-5-1

Best Bet R9 N3 Heroic Master
Longshot R4 N6 Young Life Forever
Play Race3 QQP 1-4-7

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Tom Wood: