Oxx's options are limited

John Oxx will use a "best-available" policy over the next month as the Curragh trainer copes with having all three of his senior jockeys on the sidelines.

Stable jockey Michael Kinane is out for at least four weeks while second choice Fran Berry could face up to eight weeks on the sidelines with a fractured breast bone after their dramatic falls at the Curragh on Saturday.

Last year's champion apprentice Cathy Gannon is also on the injured list after breaking her toe and picking up a concussion in a fall at Tramore. Her foot is currently in plaster and it will be at least two weeks before she can ride again.

"It's a bit of a coincidence and proves anything that can happen will happen!" said Oxx yesterday. "Anyone would miss jockeys of the calibre of Mick and Fran and in a way it will be like not having a retained jockey all over again."

Oxx's former stable jockey John Murtagh is also on the sidelines through suspension, but the trainer is not panicking. "It's a nuisance all this, but it's not that big an issue. We will just have to play it by ear and use the best available."

Kinane is looking at a comeback in time for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe meeting in October where one of his mounts could be the Desmond Stakes winner Caradak. The Aga Khan owned colt did hold an entry in Saturday's Celebration Mile at Goodwood, but Oxx intends to wait for the Group One Prix la Foret over seven furlongs at Longchamp.

Oxx is not represented at Tralee this afternoon where punters will be looking for Taqseem to get them off to a good start in the mile juvenile maiden.

The subsequent Irish Guineas and Irish Derby winner Desert King won this nine years ago but with Aidan O'Brien, who has won this in three of the last four years, not represented, it looks a good opportunity for Kevin Prendergast's horse who was runner-up at Tipperary and Gowran.

The feature contest is the four-year-old handicap hurdle in which the Cheltenham festival winner Dabiroun carries topweight. Paul Nolan's horse was hampered by his stable companion Cloone River in the Galway Hurdle and may be better suited by slightly faster going than he is likely to get here.

Loyal Focus ran 10th in the Triumph Hurdle and has only run once since at the Punchestown festival. Dermot Weld's expensive purchase does get 11lbs from Dabiroun however, and that could swing things his way.

Ruby Walsh is also on board Dr Julian in the Beginners' Chase and Michael Hourigan's versatile horse can make his second start over fences a winning one. Dr Julian's last two starts have been over hurdles and on the flat, but the experience of a chase start at Ballinrobe in May could prove valuable against the fencing newcomer Master Ofthe Chase.

White Mountain was a course and distance winner in June and returns to Tralee for the 11-furlong handicap on the back of a win over three furlongs further at Sligo. Ruby Walsh was unseated from Double Tree at Sligo on that horse's last start, but winning compensation may be denied them by Twofan.