Willie Mullins’ Indevan easily reversed previous Kilbeggan form with Bally Longford in the Benchmark Hospitality Novice Chase at rain-swept Killarney last night.

Timesremembered aims to follow up his impressive display at Chepstow in the Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham today.

This is my first column of the winter campaign and I have to start by talking about Limerick on Monday and an afternoon that is going to be dedicated to John Thomas McNamara and Jonjo Bright.

Indevan justified long odds-on favouritism in the Martin Reilly BMW Dealer Novice Hurdle to spark a double for champion trainer Willie Mullins in Sligo last night.