BEEF OR SALMON, following a minor hiccup in the Munster National at Limerick, can get his Gold Cup prospects back on track by landing the Grade One James Nicholson Wine Merchant Champion ’Chase at Down Royal this afternoon.

Beef Or Salmon continued his preparation for his next outing at Down Royal on Saturday week with a workout at his Co Limerick base this morning.

Beef Or Salmon is a short-priced favourite to take the Anglo Irish Bank Munster National at Limerick on Sunday.

BEEF OR SALMON could make his eagerly awaited reappearance in the Anglo Irish Bank Munster Grand National at Limerick on Sunday.

THE former director general of Bord Fáilte, Joe Malone, was yesterday named as a tax defaulter arising out of the Revenue Commissioners' investigation into Ansbacher account holders.

Beef Or Salmon produced a near faultless round of jumping to take the Punchestown Heineken Gold Cup today.

The most valuable event of the Punchestown Festival, the Punchestown Heineken Gold Cup, takes place today.

Beef Or Salmon bids to end his campaign on a high in the Punchestown Heineken Gold Cup tomorrow.

Beef Or Salmon is 6-4 favourite with Paddy Power for the Punchestown Heineken Gold Cup on Wednesday.

CASHMANS have dipped their toes in the ante-post market for the €180,000 Heineken Gold Cup at Punchestown next Wednesday.

IRISH bookmakers cannot agree about the chances of Xenophon in the Powers Gold Label Irish Grand National, with Paddy Power installing him 5-1 favourite and Cashmans going 14-1.

STAR performers such as Hardy Eustace, Harbour Pilot and Moscow Flyer are likely to be attracted by record prize money of €1.7m at the four-day Punchestown Festival next month.

Popular veteran Florida Pearl has another tilt at the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup on the agenda following his decisive win at Fairyhouse yesterday.

BEEF OR SALMON, whose jumping was suspect on his seasonal reappearance at Clonmel, will have a racecourse school this morning in preparation for Sunday’s Grade One John Durkan Memorial ‘Chase at Punchestown.

NO Beef Or Salmon or Harbour Pilot, but it didn’t make any great difference.

Trainer Francois Doumen is targeting the 2004 Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup after First Gold strolled away with the Punchestown Heineken Gold Cup today.

First Gold has won the the Heineken Gold Cup - the festival feature - at Punchestown.

Beef Or Salmon is definitely out of this afternoon's Heineken Gold Cup at Punchestown.

BEEF OR SALMON is a doubtful runner in this afternoon's Heineken Gold Cup at Punchestown.

BEEF OR SALMON, if Michael Hourigan decides to let him take his chance, can leave the nightmare of Cheltenham behind by landing a potentially cracking Heineken Gold Cup at Punchestown this afternoon.

A decision on Florida Pearl’s participation in the Punchestown Heineken Gold Cup on Wednesday has yet to be made by trainer Willie Mullins.

NOEL MEADE’S Dashing Home got odds-on punters off to the ideal start when landing the Blanchardstown Renault Hurdle at Fairyhouse yesterday.

PAUL NICHOLLS is known for being focused, so it was no surprise that after he had recorded a best seasonal haul and a treble at Cheltenham yesterday that he should be contemplating further quests.

Willie Mullins has revealed that Florida Pearl will not be making the trip from Ireland to Aintree next week.

PUNCHESTOWN racecourse is introducing a range of incentives to boost the appeal of its National Hunt Festival this spring outside Ireland.

Commanche Court was made to struggle to land the odds at Navan this afternoon in the Gain Feeds Handicap Chase to keep his Cheltenham prospects alive.

Florida Pearl has claimed the Heineken Gold Cup at 13/8 favourite on day two of the Punchestown Festival.

Native Upmanship will miss today’s BMW Chase to wait for the Punchestown Heineken Gold Cup tomorrow.

Florida Pearl heads 16 preliminary entries for the Punchestown Heineken Gold Cup at Punchestown on Wednesday.