The Punchestown Festival kicks off with the Fr Sean Breen Memorial Chase and Wish Ye Didnt gets the nap to set punters off on the right foot.

The mighty Denman might not have everything his own way in the Lexus Chase later in the month as 2006 winner The Listener showed his well-being ahead of a repeat bid with an emphatic success at Punchestown.

Justified heads a field of nine for the Clonmel Oil Chase at the County Tipperary track tomorrow.

PRIOR to yesterday’s Wilderness Chase at Clonmel, Leslie Young asked handicapper, Noel O’Brien, what mark he might give the trainer’s For A Song.

NOEL MEADE’S once-raced Nollaig gets the nap in the Rosegreeen Bumper at Clonmel this afternoon.

Michael O'Brien's In Compliance features among a 13-strong field for Wednesday's Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup.

CASHMANS have installed totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup hero War Of Attrition and race specialist Beef Or Salmon as the 6-4 joint-favourites for the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown on December 28.

Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup hero War Of Attrition and race specialist Beef Or Salmon feature among an eight-strong field for the Lexus Chase at the latest confirmation stage.

Sir Oj won a thrilling renewal of the Grade Two Clonmel Oil Chase for Noel Meade and Paul Carberry.

IT is very disappointing that the Grade Two Clonmel Oil Chase at Clonmel this afternoon has attracted a paltry four possibilities.

Sir Oj will face just three rivals as he bids for a Grade Two double in the Clonmel Oil Chase tomorrow.

DERMOT WELD has high hopes for Nightime, a daughter of Galileo and owned by his mother, Gita, which won the Coolmore Spartacus Maiden before a huge crowd at Cork yesterday.

Tony McCoy was at his imperious best as he booted home a 35-1 double aboard Justified and Vic Venturi in the two feature races of the day at Fairyhouse.

Cailin Alainn produced a decent turn of foot to lift the Grade Three Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund (Mares) Novice Hurdle Championship Final at Fairyhouse.

ONLY five are set to face the starter in the 2000 Guineas Trial Stakes at Leopardstown this afternoon, but they can all be given a life of sorts.

JUSTIFIED will attempt to get his career back on track when tackling two and a half miles for the first time in the Grade One Powers Gold Cup at Fairyhouse on Sunday.

Justified will attempt to get his career back on track when tackling two and a half miles for the first time in the Grade One Powers Gold Cup at Fairyhouse on Sunday.

PAUL NOLAN'S The Roney Man, winner of two point-to-points, can enjoy a first success on the racecourse in the second division of the Irish Stallion Farms' EBF Maiden Hurdle at Clonmel today.

Cheltenham specialist Fondmort and Irish raider War Of Attrition top 54 entries for the Ryanair Chase at next month’s Festival meeting.

TOM TAAFFE’S Tumbling Dice can get back on the winning trail in the Kilcash Chase at Clonmel this afternoon.

AT around 5.30pm on Wednesday trainer John Carr rang fellow handler Tony Martin and told him his (Carr’s) horse Killeaney had got a knock and would have to miss the following day’s Ellen Construction Thyestes Handicap Chase at Gowran Park.

JUSTIFIED is fancied to run his rivals ragged in the Grade One Durkan New Homes Novice Chase at Leopardstown on Monday.

BRAVE INCA, with Tony McCoy confirmed as his new partner, gets the nap to outbattle Harchibald in a fascinating Emo Oil Champion Hurdle at Punchestown this afternoon.

Sher Beau got up in the last stride to pip Kill Devil Hill in the Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Festival Novice Hurdle at Fairyhouse today.

FOR the third time in as many runs over fences, Dusty Sheehy’s Kahuna failed to deliver for punters at Thurles yesterday.