RACING NEWS ROUND-UP:FAME AND GLORY is set to continue his 2010 campaign at the Curragh this Sunday but another Aidan O'Brien-trained star who may not be seen again until 2011 is Jan Vermeer.

After a sparkling three-year-old debut in the Gallinule Stakes, Jan Vermeer started favourite for the Epsom Derby but finished a well beaten fourth behind Wokforce.

He has since twice finished third at Group One level, behind Cape Blanco in the Irish Derby, and in last month's Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp.

Along with Fame And Glory, Jan Vermeer currently holds an entry in Sunday's Keeneland Royal Whip Stakes but while last year's Irish Derby winner is due to run in the Group Two event, O'Brien revealed yesterday he could draw stumps on Jan Vermeer's three-year-old career.

"He's on the easy list at the moment and there is a possibility we will put him away for a four-year-old campaign. It went all pear-shaped on him this season. He was a long time starting, then it was a bit quick to the Derby. I didn't do a good job on him and we might stop and start again as a four-year-old," the champion trainer said yesterday.

High Chaparral landed the 2003 Royal Whip before going on to land the Irish Champion Stakes and O'Brien hasn't ruled out a similar plan with Fame And Glory this year.

"At the moment he will run in the Royal Whip. We will start him off and see how forward he is. It's hard to say what we will do afterwards but the Irish Champion is definitely a possible," said O'Brien who is also drawing up plans for Sunday's Group One Phoenix Stakes. "Samuel Morse is a possible. So is Emperor Hadrian. It is possible Zoffany will stay at seven furlongs," he added.

O'Brien's more immediate focus today will be on a British Horseracing Authority disciplinary hearing in London where both the trainer, and his employee, Pat Keating, face charges in relation to not allowing a second veterinary examination on Cape Blanco after he won May's Dante Stakes at York.

The most serious of the charges is that O'Brien allegedly brought racing into disrepute. The trainer declined to comment yesterday in advance of today's hearing.

O'Brien described the demand to trot Cape Blanco a second time, while he was being prepared for a flight back to Ireland from York, as "insane" and instructed Keating to proceed with travel arrangements rather than attend an enquiry.

It is almost two years since the Irish trainer was fined £5,000 (€6,000) by the BHA over alleged "team tactics" in relation to Duke Of Marmalade's success in the Juddmonte International run at Newmarket.

IN-FORM CO Kilkenny trainer Eoin Doyle enjoyed a profitable Galway festival with two winners last week and he can make another trip west of the Shannon pay off in style at Roscommon this evening, writes Brian O'Connor.

Days Ahead was successful on the flat for Doyle at Ballybrit when running out a three-length winner from Elusive Art and certainly comes into the juvenile hurdle in form.

Winners Toast is another Doyle runner in the Opportunity Handicap Hurdle and there was encouragement in the Danehill Dancer mare's return to action at Sligo last month.

Rare Commodity had given best to Glenstal Abbey by the time he crashed out at the last on his chasing debut at Tipperary.

But a clear round should make Edward O'Grady's horse very much the one to beat in the Beginners Chase.

Northern Rocker wasn't beaten that far behind Force Of Habit at Galway eight days ago and looks a formidable candidate for the maiden hurdle.