The Crawford brothers, Stuart and Stephen, struck on the double with Man With Van and debutante Twentrtytwo’s Taken in Down Royal yesterday.

Paul Townend was the star of the show at Cork yesterday, landing a spectacular four-timer.

Hurricane Fly rewrote the history books when capturing the five-runner Stanjames.com Morgiana Hurdle at odds of 1/16 in Punchestown yesterday, the highlight of a superb day for champion trainer Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh, who landed his first five-timer in Ireland.

Noel Meade’s Benemeade is the nap choice in the Easyfix Rubber Products Novice Hurdle at Roscommon this evening.

JIM DREAPER’S Mobile Sizer, having only a second outing and a first over jumps, took the first division of the two mile Maiden Hurdle at Tipperary last night.

THE dual bumper winner Saint Gervais can enjoy a first success over flights in thetote.com Maiden Hurdle at Clonmel this evening.

THE Michael Winters-trained Rebel Fitz, a costly failure at Galway previously, showed his true colours with a smooth success in the Novice Hurdle at Clonmel yesterday.

SHOT From The Hip is the nap choice to send bookmakers scurrying for cover in the Mullinavat Novice Hurdle at Gowran Park this afternoon.

THE first evening meeting of the year takes place at Cork today, with buckets of runners, a particularly tricky programme and a 4.25 starting time.

Willie Mullins saddled the first five-timer (at cumulative odds of 952/1) of his illustrious training career at Punchestown yesterday.

IT will be a major surprise should in-form Paul Townend leave Punchestown this afternoon empty- handed.

OWNER Seamus Murphy and trainer Peter Casey crowned a memorable Sunday when ten-year-old Jack The Bus landed the €85,000 Ladbrokes.com Troytown Handicap Chase at Navan yesterday.

TORNADO SHAY will be expected to make a successful hurdling debut in today’s Bennettsbridge Maiden Hurdle at Gowran Park.

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.

THE progressive Saludos can land the Grade 2 Festival Party Pack Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle at Punchestown tomorrow.

DOCTOR Deejay should prove hard enough to beat in the Green Fee Vouchers three-year-old Maiden Hurdle at Gowran Park today, should the meeting survive an 8am inspection.

SPORTS LINE gets the nap to make a winning debut over fences in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Beginners Chase at Navan tomorrow.

WHAT a job Willie Mullins has done with Our Monty.

TADRIAN Maguire’s Mr Warbucks made a fine start over fences when easily beating Whatuthink in the Thurles Beginners Chase yesterday.

TWENTY-ONE race maiden Red Rock Canyon finally opened his account when justifying odds-on favouritism in the Tote Jackpot Races 3 To 6 Maiden at Roscommon last night.

Venetia Williams provided renowned gambler Harry Findlay with a belated birthday present and eased the pain of a recent loss as Aachen scored first time out at Taunton.

Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh suffered a rare reverse when Drive On Regardles was collared close home by Dessie Hughes' Lurgan in the Annual Membership At Naas Maiden Hurdle.

TAKE a chance on Western Gale having a going day in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Novice Chase at Gowran Park this afternoon.

PHILIP FENTON, who won the bumper at Punchestown on Saturday with a possible star of the future in Dunguib, was on the mark again at Cork yesterday when landing the featured Blackwater Handicap Hurdle with Gusda.

JESSICA HARRINGTON’S Alpine Eagle, with two decent runs under his belt of late, can land the nap in the first division of the www.hacketts.ie Maiden Hurdle at Limerick today, should the meeting pass a precautionary 7.30 inspection this morning.

SIEGEMASTER stamped himself an exciting chasing prospect when coasting to a bloodless victory in the Horse & Jockey Beginners Chase at Thurles yesterday.

RED MOLONEY is fancied to shrug off top weight in the Listed Lenebane Stakes at Roscommon this evening.

THE ex-French horse Quevega is napped to beat the progressive Mourne Rambler in the Duggan Profiles Novice Hurdle at Gowran Park this evening.

SIVOTA, successful on the flat when trained in England by Tom Tate, can land the nap in the Visit www.punchestown.com Maiden Hurdle at Punchestown this afternoon.

THE loss of the three scheduled chases has left this afternoon’s Thurles card looking more than a little threadbare and what’s left could hardly be described as inspiring.

MERCHENT PADDY can give us a big run in the Pierse Handicap Hurdle at Leopardstown tomorrow, assuming the meeting passes a 7.30 inspection in the morning.

SLIGO this afternoon is subject to a 7.30am inspection.

THE AIG Europe Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown tomorrow has attracted what can only be described as an extraordinary line-up.

Richard Johnson will be in action at Hereford this afternoon after recovering from a fall at Wincanton yesterday.

RUBY WALSH edged closer to the century mark of winners here at home when taking his tally for the season to 94 with a treble at Thurles yesterday aboard Financial Reward, Nay and Wickford.

IT should pay to follow trainer Willie Mullins at Tipperary this evening.

AMID THE CHAOS, back on his favoured fast ground, can take the AIB Westport Beginners Chase at Ballinrobe this evening.

TIPPERARY ALL STAR, a big disappointment at Naas last time, gets the nap to redress the balance in the first division of the Swords Maiden Hurdle at Fairyhouse, which is the subject of a 7am inspection following heavy rain yesterday and the threat of overnight frost.

THE improving Amid The Chaos has to be the choice to complete a hat-trick in the William Fry Solicitors’ Novice Hurdle at Tipperary this afternoon.

THE improving Amid The Chaos has to be the choice to complete a hat-trick in the William Fry Solicitors’ Novice Hurdle at Tipperary this afternoon.

Jump jockey Sean Curran is “very sore” but otherwise none the worse for his crashing fall at Towcester yesterday.

WILLIE MULLINS is the trainer to have on your side at the opening stage of the Irish Grand National meeting at Fairyhouse tomorrow.

BEEF Or Salmon can emphasise he is a realistic Cheltenham Gold Cup candidate by landing the John Durkan Memorial ’Chase at Punchestown tomorrow.