Sizing Europe warms for Cheltenham at Punchestown tomorrow and should enjoy little more than a good school on his way to landing the Grade 2 boylesports.com Tied Cottage Chase.

JOCKEY Alan Crowe completed back-to-back wins in the valuable Ladbrokes.com Troytown Handicap Chase at Navan yesterday, getting the Christy Ruche-trained 10/1 shot Groody Hill up close home to foil Ad Idem, with Cross Appeal third after making a costly mistake at the final fence.

DONALD McCAIN’S Overturn will have to defy a stone extra if the versatile performer is to repeat last year’s emphatic victory in the Guinness Galway Handicap Hurdle, the richest National Hunt race in Ireland this year, at Ballybrit on Thursday fortnight.

Becauseicouldntsee is back on the road to the John Smith’s Grand National after successful surgery on a hind leg.

LEOPARDSTOWN yesterday bowed to the inevitable and their St Stephen’s Day card has been postponed to Thursday, December 30.

Hurricane Fly is just 7-2 with Cashmans for the Ballymore Properties Novices’ Hurdle next spring after registering another Grade One prize at Leopardstown.

Mansony is likely to bid for back-to-back victories in the Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase following his recent run at Punchestown.

NOTRE Pere showed tremendous battling qualities to beat Abbeybraney a head in the Knight Frank Ganly Walters Novice Chase at Leopardstown yesterday.

THE rapidly improving Arthur Moore-trained Mansony continued his surge to the top when landing the Grade 1 Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown yesterday.

CORK All Star, so unlucky at Fairyhouse last time, can set the record straight in the Grade 2 paddypower.com Future Champions Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown this afternoon.

SLIPPERS MADDEN, brilliant aboard Jazz Messenger at Kempton on St Stephen's Day, rode another peach of a race when guiding Nickname to a smooth success in the Grade 1 Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown yesterday.

World Wide Web rewarded leading owner JP McManus and trainer Jonjo O’Neill for a change of plans with victory in the Paddy Power Handicap Chase at Leopardstown.

Diamant Noir proved the highlight of a fabulous 123-1 four-timer for Mick Fitzgerald as she galloped to glory at Kempton Park today.

World Wide Web rewarded leading owner JP McManus and trainer Jonjo O’Neill for a change of plans with victory in the Paddy Power Handicap Chase at Leopardstown this afternoon.

Trainer Christy Roche withdrew all his runners from yesterday’s meeting at Leopardstown as his horses appear to have been hit by a virus.