THE colourful Oliver Brady might well light up Naas this afternoon.

DOCTOR Deejay should prove hard enough to beat in the Green Fee Vouchers three-year-old Maiden Hurdle at Gowran Park today, should the meeting survive an 8am inspection.

MIRACLE STEPS gets the nap to defy a big rise in the weights in the Crowne Plaza Jock and Trainer Championship Handicap at Dundalk tonight.

THE senior National Hunt handicapper, Noel O’Brien, had every reason to allow himself a little smile after the Grade 1 Hurdle at Punchestown on Sunday.

THE enigmatic, but talented, Watson Lake was on a going day at Clonmel yesterday, finding enough for the inspired Paul Carberry to win the Grade 2 Clonmel Oil Chase.

TOM TAAFFE’S Smoking Aces is the nap choice to land the Clonoulty Hurdle at Thurles this afternoon.

GLENFINN Captain, successful in the race a year ago, can do the business again in the Grade 2 Clonmel Oil Chase at Clonmel this afternoon.

IF Punchestown today survives an 8am inspection then much of the focus will obviously centre on the second outing over jumps of the exciting Dunguib in the Ballymaloe Country Relish Hurdle.

CORK will hold an inspection at 7.30 on Sunday morning, ahead of it’s scheduled Grand National meeting that afternoon, but are optimistic racing will take place.

SHAREEN has plenty going for her in the Median Auction Maiden at Dundalk tonight and has to get the nap.