An Cathaoir Mor, trained by Henry de Bromhead and ridden by David Casey, has won the Grade One Frank Ward Solicitors Arkle Novice Chase at Leopardstown.

PITTONI gets the nap to make it two from two over flights in the Visit Punchestown.com Juvenile Hurdle at the County Kildare track this afternoon, should the meeting pass a 7.30am inspection.

For years, during the so-called boom times, when some people clearly had far more money than sense, balloting was the curse of the trainer.

IT is not beyond the bounds of possibility that the McNamara brothers, Andrew and Robbie, will take Leopardstown by storm on Stephen’s Day.

WILLIE MULLINS has decided to take the easier option with Sports Line and let him line up in the Guinness Greenmount Park Novice Chase at Limerick on St Stephen’s Day.

THERE is no greater sight in racing than to see a horse making a spectacular start over fences.

ON Monday morning a large number of the press corps made their way to Co. Carlow for a 10.30am rendezvous with Willie Mullins.

THE best horse on show on this St Patrick's Day in Ireland is Willie Mullins' Fiveforthree in the Richard Browne and Sons Ltd Hurdle at Wexford.

THE Willie Mullins-Ruby Walsh bandwagon can roll merrily along at Punchestown this afternoon, with the duo’s Sports Line the nap choice in the Festival Hospitality Maiden Hurdle.

SPORTS LINE, who has Cork losses to recover, can do just that in the fairyhouse.ie Maiden Hurdle at the Co Meath track this afternoon, should the meeting survive a 7.30am inspection.

COUSIN VINNY should enjoy little more than a good school, as he continues his build-up to Cheltenham in the EBF Irish Racing Writers’ Novice Hurdle at Naas this afternoon.

LIGHTLY-raced Sports Line is the nap choice to land the 24-runner Blackwater Maiden Hurdle at Cork this afternoon.

TOP Of The Rock has solid claims in the Powerstown Maiden Hurdle at Clonmel this afternoon.