Willie Mullins took the feature, Gordon Elliott added two to his tally, the fine form of the Pat Fahy stable continued unabated with another brace, and a Charles Byrne-trained horse landed a tidy gamble. Clonmel, on a crisp spring afternoon, was a microcosm of the national hunt season thus far.

On tonight’s eight-race programme at Dundalk, Taglietelle gets the nap to land the Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap for trainer Gordon Elliott and jockey Jack Kennedy.

Trainer Michael Halford took the honours when saddling a mixed double, with Shamash and Shadagann in Sligo last night.

Ger Lyons is looking to the future with Ainippe after she relished the step up to seven furlongs to win the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Brownstown Stakes at Fairyhouse yesterday.

The in foal Oceania Queen, trained by Pat Martin for his mother-in-law Nuala Brennan, captured the €22,500 Vaughanshoes.ie European Breeders Fund Fillies Handicap, feature of last night’s action in Ballinrobe.

Pint-sized but progressive mare Kimbay landed a tidy gamble when successfully transferring her polytrack form to turf in the five-furlong Follow Tipperary On Facebook Handicap in Tipperary last night.

Wicklow Brave proved himself on course for the marathon Queen Alexandra Stakes in Royal Ascot when recording an effortless, odds-on victory in the Bryan MacMahon Amateur Race, yesterday’s finale in Listowel.

The Dermot Weld-trained Kaleefa earned a valuable winning bracket when justifying 5/6 favouritism in the Irish Stallion Farms Fillies Maiden in Roscommon last night.

War Envoy might make Ryan Moore’s first visit to Dundalk worthwhile by landing the listed Patton Stakes tonight.

Kevin Prendergast’s Sharaasa can land the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Maiden at Dundalk tonight.

Dermot Weld’s Katimavik can get off the mark at the second attempt in the Next Racing At Fairyhouse October 11th Maiden at the Co Meath track this afternoon.

Orgilgo Bay, trained in Co Meath by John McConnell, put up a terrific performance to defy top weight in the valuable Lartigue Hurdle at Listowel yesterday.

Jonathan Burke is fancied to continue his rise up the ladder by guiding Bally Longford to success in the John F McGuire Novice Chase at Listowel this afternoon.

Pat Smullen was seen at his absolute best when driving the Dermot Weld-trained Nidhaam to victory in the Mullinahone Fillies Maiden at sun-drenched Clonmel last night.

What’s on offer at Clonmel this evening is disappointing, with moderate horses on show literally from start to finish.

Easily the most interesting horse on view at Gowran Park tonight is Dermot Weld’s Windsor Park in the Santa Train Maiden.

If there is a possible star of the future on show at Roscommon this evening then it is surely Killer Crow in the Four Roads Maiden Hurdle.

It is certainly a low-key weekend in Ireland, with two days at Tramore and Dundalk tomorrow the fare on offer for punters.

Brendan Brackan is the nap choice in the Group 3 Invesco Pension Consultants Desmond Stakes at Leopardstown tonight.

Dermot Weld’s Sierra Sun can prove the bet of the night at Gowran Park in the concluding Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Maiden.

Dermot Weld and Pat Smullen continued their terrific season when Edelmira landed the Group 3 Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Give Thanks Stakes at Cork last night.

Tony Martin’s fantastic Galway Festival continued as talented apprentice Sean Corby conjured a late run out of Artful Artist to land the Guinness Handicap.

Willie Mullins’ Balnaslow is a hopeful choice in the Tote sponsored Galway Plate at Ballybrit this afternoon.

Tom Mullins and Paul Townend, who teamed up to win with Elsie at Roscommon on Tuesday, again join forces at Cork tonight with Grand Partner and the six-year-old is fancied to land the nap in the Great Value Social Package Maiden Hurdle.

Fastnet Mist, unraced as a juvenile, has got better and better in three runs this season and should now be ready to strike in the concluding Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Maiden at Leopardstown tonight.

Streetcar To Stars, a son of the great Sea The Stars, can land the Hanlon Concrete EBF Maiden at the Curragh tonight.

Aidan O’Brien’s Shell House, who has been a little costly to follow, can land the nap in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Maiden at Naas tonight.

Dermot Weld’s Vintage Nouveau, fourth on her debut at Dundalk, cruised to victory in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Maiden at Clonmel last night.

Dermot Weld can continue his terrific start to the season by landing the Champions’ Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Fillies Maiden with Carla Bianca on the all-weather tonight.

Answered could provide the solution to a cracking renewal of the Group 3 P W McGrath Memorial Stakes at Navan this afternoon.

Limerick concludes this afternoon with a fascinating little three-runner Summer Twilight Nights Race, which can fall to Michael Winters’ Missunited.

Tom Cooper’s Chute Hall can leave a frustrating run of three seconds in a row behind by landing the Cashel Maiden Hurdle at Thurles this afternoon.

Seamus Heffernan took the riding honours on the second day of the Tramore Festival, completing a double on Moveable Asset and Dimaond Pro, both of his winners prevailing by the narrowest margin, a nose, in ultra-tight photo finishes.

Kevin Prendergast’s Pixie Hollow can land the nap in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Auction Maiden at Sligo tonight.

The days when Noel Meade was a major force at Galway are in the distant past, but he showed last night he hasn’t lost the touch when saddling Curley Bill to land the featured Guinness Handicap.

Ruby Walsh struck for the first time at Killarney this week when Shamar followed his recent success at Cork by landing the Dawn Milk Omega Novice Hurdle before a massive crowd yesterday.

Teocht is the nap choice to score at the fourth time of asking in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Maiden at Leopardstown tonight.

The five-runner Tipper Road Race, the last on the card, is easily the most interesting contest at Naas tonight.

Rathlin, despite fears the trip might prove on the short side, gets the nap in a fascinating Dermot Hughes Car Sales Chase at Roscommon tonight.

Wonderfully, a full-sister to Mars, defied a significant market drift to make a successful debut in the Irish Stallion Farms 2-Y-0 Fillies Maiden at Fairyhouse last night.

The Aidan O’Brien-trained Say proved the star of the show in Cork last evening, romping to an impressive nine lengths victory in the Irish Stallion Farms Fillies Maiden.