NOEL MEADE was loud in his praise of Paul Carberry, after the duo had combined to take the Sean Barrett Bloodstock Insurances-Aon Group Handicap Chase in front of an attendance of 3,500 at Tipperary last night.

THE GUARANTOR, who created a big impression on this track last time, returns to Tipperary tonight with obvious prospects of a successful follow-up in the Audi-Pierse Motors winners’ Bumper.