Dessie Hughes is hoping Magnanimity can gain a confidence-boosting success at Thurles a week on Thursday before stepping him back up in grade.

Mikael D'Haguenet's rehabilitation continued with an effortless win in the Limestone Lad Hurdle at Naas.

IT was the bookmakers who were all smiles despite a virtual Irish monopoly on day two of the Cheltenham Festival.

It was the bookmakers who were all smiles despite a virtual Irish monopoly on day two of the Cheltenham Festival.

Hen Night gave trainer David Wachman and jockey Wayne Lordan back-to-back victories in the Platinum Stakes at Cork.

THERE’S a right heavyweight battle for NH champion owner between Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary and JP McManus as the National Hunt season comes to a climax.

DAVY RUSSELL will not be worrying about any of his rivals as he gets the leg up on Carlito Brigante in today’s JCB Triumph Hurdle.

Another Irish jockey looks set to win the conditional jockeys’ title this year — following in the footsteps of Graham Lee, Paddy Brennan and Tom O’Brien. Declan Colley met with this latest Irish riding sensation, Aidan Coleman.

Gordon Elliott has a smart prospect on his hands judging by the manner of Tharawaat’s victory in the Irish Rover Bar, New York Juvenile 3-Y-O Hurdle at Fairyhouse.

VICTORY for the Irish comes no sweeter than in the Gold Cup and if favourite Beef Or Salmon yet again failed to lead the shamrock-bedecked hordes to their racing Valhalla, Mouse Morris, Conor O’Dwyer and War Of Attrition stepped into the breach to bring racing’s Blue Riband home for the second consecutive year.

Pat Keane

JURADO EXPRESS, superbly handled by Cheltenham Festival-hero, Barry Cash, landed the four-runner featured Nore Valley Chase at Clonmel last night.