Michael Halford, still en route from Singapore, where Invincible Ash was in Grade 1 action on Sunday, missed seeing Massiyn and Paddy The Celeb provide him with a double at Roscommon last evening.

My first day at Punchestown doesn’t promise a whole lot and things can only get better as the week progresses.

Dessie Hughes is keen to see how Lyreen Legend copes with a sounder surface in tomorrow’s Coolmore National Hunt Sires Ask & Getaway Novice Hurdle at Fairyhouse.

Wouldn’t you love if the press left Aidan O’Brien alone until he was in a position to finally reveal whether the latest Ballydoyle talking-horse, Camelot, will/won’t take his chance in the English 2000 Guineas at Newmarket?

I HEAD to Aintree this afternoon for four rides, but three of them pale into insignificance, with all due respects to the horses involved, compared to teaming up with Master Minded in the Grade 2 Old Roan Chase.

JUST FOR JOE is the nap choice to beat likely favourite, Laganbank, in the Barna Waste Novice Hurdle at Galway today.

Laganbank looks like being another exciting member of the powerful Willie Mullins team judged on his promising victory at Listowel.

DAVID MARNANE continued his excellent run when Syannn popped up at 14-1 in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Handicap at Killarney last night.