GER LYONS’ Clondinnery can get us away to the ideal start by landing the first on the programme, the Irish Stallion Farms' EBF Median Auction Maiden, at Dundalk tonight.

IF there was a possible star of the future on show on last night’s all-flat programme at Limerick then it was probably Dermot Weld’s once-raced Bethrah.

THE famous Gigginstown House Stud colours were carried to success by yet another of their promising young horses, Stonemaster, in the Meteor Mobile Novice Hurdle at Limerick yesterday.

FOOTY FACTS is the nap choice to land the opening Killinan Hurdle at Thurles this afternoon.

THERE seems little doubt the Cheltenham Festival will undergo a major alteration as early as 2012.

MASTER MINDED has to be the choice to land the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham this afternoon.

THE DUNGUIB bubble was well and truly burst in the Spinal Research Supreme Novices' Hurdle and, on this evidence, he appears to have been clearly over-rated.

LISS Na Tintri, so unlucky last time, can redress the balance in the Munster Supporters’ Club Mares Maiden Hurdle at Limerick this afternoon.

RUBY WALSH and Tony Martin joined forces to land a double with Psycho and Tijuana Dancer at Clonmel yesterday.

SOLWHIT remains a major doubt for the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham next Tuesday, having scoped badly on Monday.