Plans for Magnanimity are up in the air after the eight-year-old’s run in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown.

ONE of the real success stories, of what so far has been an outstanding National Hunt season, is jockey Andrew Lynch.

THE economy is in tatters, the dole offices are packed, many at work are on reduced wages, but racing, thank you very much, is swinging along just nicely.

Tranquil Sea had little difficulty following up last year’s win in the Clonmel Oil Chase at the County Tipperary track.

IT’S never easy watching a once-proud champion lose race after race against Father Time and the campaign for Kauto Star to be put out to pasture resurfaced yesterday as soon as Ruby Walsh pulled the eleven-year old from the Guinness Gold Cup.

Kauto Star was pulled up as Follow The Plan won a dramatic race for the Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup at the County Kildare track.

Follow The Plan, trained by Oliver McKiernan and ridden by Tom Doyle, won the Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup. Kauto Star was pulled up.

IT’S difficult enough to look beyond Kauto Star in what is a weakly contested Grade 1 Guinness Gold Cup at Punchestown today.

I WILL be most disappointed should Kauto Star fail to deliver in the Guinness Gold Cup at Punchestown this evening.

Kauto Star faces seven rivals as he tries to regain the winning thread in Wednesday’s Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup.

Kauto Star completed a schooling session on Friday morning ahead of his assignment at Punchestown next week.

Kauto Star is "full of beans" according to owner Clive Smith ahead of his eagerly-awaited appearance in the Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup next week.

Let Yourself Go bids to book his ticket to Punchestown with a good performance in the Imperial Call Chase at Cork on Sunday.

KAUTO STAR showed his well-being ahead of the Guinness Gold Cup at the Punchestown Festival with a pleasing piece of work at the weekend.

NOTRE PERE is set to miss the Ladbrokes Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse on Easter Monday due to the prolonged dry spell.

Notre Pere is set to miss the Ladbrokes Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse on Easter Monday due to the prolonged dry spell.

Kempes will bid to make amends for his Cheltenham flop in the Guinness Gold Cup at Punchestown on May 4.

Kauto Star showed his well-being ahead of the Guinness Gold Cup at the Punchestown Festival with a pleasing piece of work at the weekend.

ARTHUR MOORE’S Cheltenham Festival winner What A Charm is set to next run in the www.thetote.com Handicap Hurdle at the Fairyhouse Easter meeting on April 26.

KAUTO Star will make his first appearance at the Punchestown Festival in May.

CHAMPION Hurdle hero Hurricane Fly remains on course to round off his season at the Punchestown Festival.

Planet Of Sound is a major doubt to take his chance in next week's totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.

NOTRE PERE will attempt to defy the steadier of 11st 12lb in Sunday’s totesport.com Becher Chase at Aintree.

Last year’s Paddy Power Gold Cup winner Tranquil Sea heads a field of seven for the Clonmel Oil Chase at the Powerstown Park venue tomorrow.

IN-FORM trainer Willie Mullins has a powerful three-strong hand in the ladbrokes.com World Series Hurdle at Punchestown today.

WHERE to start? Yesterday’s Guinness Gold Cup at Punchestown certainly threw up more than it’s share of talking points.

AS Phillip Hobbs dissected Planet Of Sound’s winning run, groups of journalists broke away from the huddle like chunks from an iceberg, drawn towards the warmer waters surrounding War Of Attrition.

Planet Of Sound sprung a 14-1 surprise when winning an eventful renewal of the Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup.

3.40 Sivota; 4.55 Arabella Boy; 5.30 (Guinness Gold Cup) Cooldine; 6.05 Hidden Universe; 6.40 Stewarts House; 7.15 Kitty Storm.

I have little hesitation siding with Denman in the Guinness Gold Cup at Punchestown today.

ONE of Ireland’s most popular chasers of recent times has his last race ever today as War Of Attrition ends a productive career in the Guinness Gold Cup at Punchestown.

TAKE a chance on Cooldine turning-over Denman in the Guinness Gold Cup at Punchestown this evening.

TOP-CLASS novice Dunguib is set to take his chance in the Rabobank Champion Hurdle at Punchestown on Friday.

TOP-CLASS novice Dunguib is set to take his chance in the Rabobank Champion Hurdle at Punchestown on Friday.

PAUL Nicholls has confirmed Denman on course for a tilt at the Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup on Wednesday.

MOUSE Morris is favouring a tilt at next Wednesday’s Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup for War Of Attrition as his stable star prepares for his final racecourse appearance.

Mouse Morris is favouring a tilt at next Wednesday’s Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup for War Of Attrition as his stable star prepares for his final racecourse appearance.

DENMAN is likely to head to Punchestown after being ruled out of Saturday’s Coral Scottish Grand National.

Denman is likely to head to Punchestown after being ruled out of Saturday’s Coral Scottish Grand National.

JONCOL will aim to add to his Grade One haul in the Guinness Gold Cup at the Punchestown festival.

Joncol will aim to add to his Grade One haul in the Guinness Gold Cup at the Punchestown festival.

WAR Of Attrition is set to sign off his career at next month’s Punchestown Festival after showing up well for a long way in last week’s World Hurdle at Cheltenham.

War Of Attrition is set to sign off his career at next month's Punchestown Festival after showing up well for a long way in last week's World Hurdle at Cheltenham.