AS a nursery for future stars, Roscommon has a record that is second to none, both in flat and National Hunt terms. It has seen jumping stars such as Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Imperial Call, Grade 1 winning hurdler Won In The Dark and the top-class The Game Changer hone their racing skills on the 10-furlong, right-handed circuit. Even more impressively, the subsequent Group/Grade 1 winning juveniles Again, Wrote and Preseli all raced at Roscommon, as did the Group 1 Ascot Gold Cup winner Enzeli.

Last week I travelled west and enjoyed a great evening of racing, but did I see any future racing stars this time? Maybe I did, even though one of the featured horses won at 33/1.