DEUTSCHLAND looks set to be trainer Willie Mullins’ sole runner in the French Champion Hurdle on June 19.

IN-FORM Willie Mullins can land a double at Sligo tomorrow with Deutschland and Flat Out, both horses arriving on the back of solid efforts at the Punchestown Festival.

WELL, Master Minded certainly fluffed his lines yesterday and was never going to win the Champion Chase.

I’M as confident as I can be heading into a Grade 1 that Master Minded will have all the answers in the Queen Mother Champion Chase today.

Willlie Mullins sends Galway Hurdle runner-up Deutschland and consistent mare Sesenta to face the starter in in the totesport Ebor at York tomorrow and the Co Carlow maestro is happy with the preparations undertaken by both.

A massive gamble on Deutschland, in the Arthur Guinness Galway Hurdle at Ballybrit yesterday, went astray when he proved no match for the Pat Flynn-trained 20-1 shot Bahrain Storm.

Bahrain Storm has won the Arthur Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap at the Galwat Races today.

DEUTSCHLAND could be tossed into the Arthur Guiness Galway Hurdle at Ballybrit this afternoon and has to be the nap choice.

BOOKMAKERS are predicting Willie Mullins’ Deutschland could go off a warm order in today’s Arthur Guinness Galway Hurdle.

IF I wasn’t madly optimistic regarding the prospects of Roby de Cimbre in the Plate yesterday, then the exact opposite is the case with Deutschland in the Hurdle this afternoon.

Willie Mullins’ Deutschland, ante-post favourite for tomorrow’s Arthur Guinness Galway Hurdle, scraped into the 20-runner field by one runner.

Trainer John ’Shark’ Hanlon is targeting a Galway Festival double with Truckers Delight next week.

The Willie Mullins-trained Deutschland has been handed top weight in the William Hill Galway Plate on July 29.

I have one worry about Fiveforthree in the Ladbrokes’ World Series Hurdle at Punchestown today and that’s his ability to truly stay three miles.

Aran Concerto further enhanced his reputation when coming out on top in a thrilling finish to the Powers Gold Cup at Fairyhouse.

FOLLOWING a fair bit of soul-searching, I have decided to ride Pomme Tiepy in Monday’s Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse.

GLENFINN CAPTAIN, who has enjoyed a fine campaign, can keep the momentum going by landing the Grade 3 Irish Form Book An Uaimh Chase at Navan this afternoon.

THE connections of 50-1 shot Penny’s Bill, good luck to them, and the bookmakers had every reason to toast the Irish racing authorities last Sunday night.

LEADING Flat jockey Seamie Heffernan is looking forward to teaming up with Fen Game for Edward O’Grady in the Pierse Hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday.

Legendary punter JP McManus strengthened his Cheltenham Festival squad as top-class bumper prospect Sweeps Hill opened his account in the Kilternan INH Flat Race at Leopardstown.

THE layers got a screamer of a result in the Glen Chase at Thurles yesterday when 33-1 shot Florida Express beat 5-4 favourite Scotsirish and there was certainly no fluke about it.

Ebaziyan, winner of last season’s Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, has been handed top-weight of 11st 12lb for the totesport Trophy at Newbury on February 9.

JAMES Barrett expects a bold show from Barker when he unleashes the improving seven-year-old in the Pierse Hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday.

SNOWY Morning, despite the fact the conditions of the contest are hardly in his favour, gets the nap to win the attheraces.com Free Video Form Hurdle at Punchestown this afternoon.

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

Grand National-winning jockey Robbie Power missed out on a Grade One success following a nasty fall on Thursday as his intended mount Notre Pere landed the Knight Frank Ganly Walters Novice Chase at Leopardstown.

Willie Mullins is undecided as to which of his four entries to unleash in the Aramark Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle at Fairyhouse on Saturday.

WILLIE MULLINS and Jessica Harrington ended 2006 on a high when sharing the training honours with doubles at Punchestown yesterday.

Germany's central bank said that profits fell by €5bn last year compared to 2002, the Bundesbank said today.

It wasn’t a final over which to drool.