Jonathan Burke gave the Tony Martin-trained The Plan Man a delightful drive to land the Kerrymaid Hurdle on the first afternoon of the Listowel festival yesterday.

Ruby Walsh made a triumphant return to race-riding at Listowel yesterday, when driving long odds-on Rattan to a last-gasp success in the Kerrymaid Hurdle.

Fame And Glory gets the vote in the Gain Horse Feeds Irish St Leger at the Curragh this evening.

Ruby Walsh makes his eagerly-anticipated return to action at Listowel on Sunday where his sole ride is Tony Martin’s Salute Him in the Kerrymaid Hurdle.