Gordon Elliott, who reached a milestone of a hundred winners at Perth on Sunday, struck again in Roscommon last night when Takeyourcapoff captured the featured Athlone Handicap Hurdle under a confident ride by Paul Carberry.

John Smith’s Grand National heroes Auroras Encore and Ryan Mania are set to be reunited at Ayr this weekend after both were given the green light for Saturday’s Coral Scottish Grand National.

TEMPLEMORE trainer John Ryan had an evening to savour in Kilbeggan last night, registering a fine double with Glenstar and Kalico Kim.

THE Charles Byrnes-trained Campbonnais, in the familiar colours of Michael O’Leary’s Gigginstown House Stud, relished the step-up to an extended three miles when landing the inaugural running of the Tote-sponsored Connacht National Handicap Chase at Roscommon yesterday.

Kim Muir winner Junior could lead David Pipe’s assault on the Bet365 Gold Cup Chase at Sandown on April 23.

THE Danny O’Sullivan-trained Benefit Night romped to a shock, all-the-way success in the featured Lucan Racing Leinster National at Naas yesterday.

Trainer Alan King and jockey Wayne Hutchinson grabbed the honours at Doncaster with a fantastic near 45-1 four-timer.

Torphichen and Ronaldo Des Mottes entered David Pipe's Cheltenham Festival calculations with encouraging wins at Sandown today.

Katchit, the reigning Champion Hurdler, is to be given a month’s break away from Alan King’s Barbury Castle base in a bid to reinvigorate him before his title defence at Cheltenham in March.

Coral Welsh National winner Halcon Genelardais has recovered well from his epic victory at Chepstow last week and has a variety of options awaiting him this year.

ANDREW McNAMARA partnered a first ever winner for Tony Mullins when Waltons Mountain ran his rivals ragged in the Kanturk Handicap Chase at Cork yesterday.

NATIVE SCOUT, fourth behind Isio and Azertyuiop in the recent Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot, returned to winning form when justifying favouritism in the Grade 3 Byrne Group Plc Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown yesterday.

What Odds completed a hat-trick for local trainer Tucker Geraghty and the Dee Racing Syndicate at Fairyhouse this afternoon to justify favouritism in the Duggan Brothers Porterstown Handicap Chase.

Veteran trainer Paddy Mullins enjoyed his first Classic success earlier this month and landed another big prize, this time over jumps, as Nearly A Moose took the Hewlett-Packard Galway Plate today.

WOULDN’T YOU AGREE, trained by Christy Roche for J P McManus, produced an immaculate display of jumping to win the Joseph J Grace Memorial Beginners Chase at Tralee yesterday.

Irish horses have always been feared and France has had success in recent years but what price a German winner at next month’s Cheltenham Festival?