Tidal Bay could conceivably run twice at the Cheltenham Festival, in the Irish Independent Arkle Trophy and the Royal & SunAlliance Chase.

WE have to rely on the tried and trusted system of winner-finding at Galway and put our faith in Dermot Weld at the first stage of the Ballybrit extravaganza this evening.

FRACAS, down in class, gets the vote to win a less than inspiring Listed Gallo Family Vineyards Silver Stakes at the Curragh this evening.

KIEREN FALLON, given a six months ban by the French authorities after testing positive for a prohibited substance, will be very much the focus of attention when he returns to action at Tipperary tonight.

Clopf justified favouritism in the vcbet.com Hurdle at Punchestown yesterday, but had to work ever so hard under Barry Geraghty to land the wagers, writes Pat Keane.