PAUL TOWNEND landed a double at Cork yesterday, producing a particularly fine effort to take the featured Kinsale Handicap Chase aboard Keys Pride.

CHIEF Lone Eagle can pull rank on his opponents in the Listed Navigation Stakes at Cork this afternoon.

GER Lyons can continue his terrific record at Dundalk by saddling once-raced Shirley Blake to land the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Maiden at the track tonight.

PUNCHESTOWN today houses a cracking card with the reappearance of Sizing Europe, in the Buck House Novice Chase, promising to be the highlight.

WALKING out of the press room at Limerick on Sunday, shortly before the first race, you immediately felt the National Hunt season was back in full flow.

THERE may be 25 runners in the 2010 Five-Day Festival Handicap Hurdle at Punchestown this afternoon, but the contest is certain to house a warm favourite in the shape of Our Monty.

JOHN OXX’S Behtarini can land the nap in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Maiden at Gowran Park this afternoon.

MOONREACH is a confident nap to get the weekend off to the perfect start by landing the opening Buy A Racing Post Yearling Bonus Candidate Auction Maiden at Dundalk tonight.

I thought Listowel last week was a quite phenomenal success story.

PADDY O’DEE is the nap choice in the first division of the Tote Placepot Races 1 to 6 Maiden Hurdle at Ballinrobe today.