Thurles hosts today’s national hunt card and Fr Humphrey can follow up yesterday’s success at Fairyhouse by taking the Thurles Handicap Chase for Mary Hallahan.

Seven chases form a tricky card at Sligo, where the nap goes to Sea Beat in the two-mile-five-furlong beginners’ chase.

The gutsy seven-year-old Ravished bagged the €40,000 McSweeney Arms Hotel Killarney National for Mouse Morris, Gigginstown House Stud and Bryan Cooper in Killarney last night.

Riverside City swooped late to foil top-weight Man From Van in the featured Toals Bookmakers Ulster Grad National in Downpatrick yesterday, providing the highlight of a double for Gordon Elliott and Davy Condon.

Rubi Light got the better of He’llberemembered after a titanic tussle to land the featured Arctic Tack Stud Veterans Handicap Chase in Wexford yesterday.

Done and dusted with the Cheltenham Festival for another year but what a week it has been! Barring Annie Power tipping up at the last in the mares’ hurdle, it has been fantastic. 

Prince De Beauchene should complete a hat-trick of hunter chase wins in the Best Of Luck To Bally Hale Shamrocks Tetratema Cup in Gowran Park today.

The Shay Barry-trained De Bene Esse hinted that a bright track career lies in wait by readily putting his rivals to the sword in the five-year-old geldings’ maiden at yesterday’s Bandon point-to-point meeting, run under the auspices of the Carbery Foxhounds at Kilpatrick.

Adrian Maguire is undecided as to whether to let Two Rockers make his Irish Rules debut in Sunday’s Ladbrokes Ireland Boyne Hurdle at Navan.

Equestrian: The annual Tallow point-to-point meeting, run under the auspices of the West Waterford Foxhounds, was shrouded in a dense fog yesterday severely restricting visibility.

In-form handler Michael Winters must have felt like Bill Murray’s character in the widely-acclaimed film Groundhog Day at yesterday’s well-attended Killeagh Harriers point-to-point meeting as, for the second Sunday running, he struck with a hugely-exciting newcomer that had many of those present searching for previously unused superlatives.

A race that promised so much, and delivered for most of the two and a half miles, was to ultimately prove disappointing.

Gordon Elliott’s terrific run continued at Tramore yesterday when Roi Du Mee ran his rivals ragged to land the At The Races Chase.

When Willie Mullins won the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle with the mare Tourist Attraction in 1995 you would have needed more than a crystal ball to predict how dominant he would become in the world of National Hunt racing.

Point-To-Point

The Adrian Maguire-trained Seventh Sign served notice that he’s an extremely classy recruit to this season’s point-to-point ranks by narrowly coming out on top in a pulsating finale to the open lightweight at yesterday’s well-attended Boulta fixture that was run under the auspices of the West Waterford Foxhounds-

Derek O’Connor will be making a bold bid to regain his point-to-point title if yesterday’s well-attended Kilworth & Araglen Harriers fixture at Kilworth is anything to go by for he partnered a sparkling three-timer.

Jonathan Burke has been appointed first jockey to one of the biggest owners of National Hunt horses in this country, Alan and Ann Potts, replacing Andrew Lynch.

Tony Martin’s Greatness arrived from the clouds to justify favouritism in the Tote Jackpot Guarantee Handicap Hurdle, initiating a double for Plate hero Shane Shortall at Galway yesterday.

Most Peculiar held off the late challenge of Draco to claim the €100,000 Tote Pick6 Guarantee Maiden Hurdle, the opening event on day three of the Galway Festival.

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

Riverside City gets the nap to land easily the most interesting contest on the card at Roscommon tonight, the Easyfix Rubber Products Rated Novice Hurdle.

Michael Winters has busy summer plans for his two stable stars Missunited and Rebel Fitz, with both Royal Ascot and the Galway Festival on the agenda.

There was no fairytale ending to Davy Russell’s reign as first jockey to Michael O’Leary’s Gigginstown House Stud at Tramore yesterday.

On an afternoon when the last two winners of the Galway Hurdle, Rebel Fitz and Missunited, both trained by Michael Winters, were paraded, it was appropriate that Anshan Dreams should land the Cork Handicap Hurdle at Cork yesterday.

The Eugene O’Sullivan-trained Pocket Reader showed that tenacity is his definite strong suit by winning the open lightweight at yesterday’s United Foxhounds point-to-point fixture at Ballindenisk.

The Adrian Maguire-trained Gunner Fifteen had many of those present at yesterday’s marathon ten-race Inch point-to-point fixture searching for previously unused superlatives following his stunning debut victory with Declan Queally in the first division of the five-year-old geldings’ maiden.

The Aidan Kennedy-trained Moonlight Boy lit up Saturday’s rescheduled Kildorrery point-to-point fixture, which took place on the Vaughan family farm at Rockmills, by destroying the opposition in the closing six-year-old geldings’ maiden.

Adrian Maguire seems to have a rich source of talent at his disposal this season and, following Up The Ante’s facile debut success at the Kildorrery point-to-point on Saturday, the Laharn Cross-based operator sent out Sego Success to oblige in ridiculously-easy fashion at yesterday’s Carbery Hunt meeting at Kilpatrick outside Bandon.

Paul Carberry, out of action from mid-July until two weeks ago with a fractured shoulder-blade, shared a double with Noel Meade in Galway yesterday, delivering the goods on Silverhand and Muirhead.

Back at the scene of his memorable Guinness Galway Hurdle success with Rebel Fitz, Mick Winters struck again at Ballybrit yesterday when classy mare Missunited made every yard of the running to justify 8/13 favouritism in the Easyfix Rubber Products Novice Hurdle.

THE talented and versatile Rebel Fitz cruised to victory in the Clonmel Hospice Support Group Maiden at Clonmel last night.

Outstanding chaser Florida Pearl died on Saturday evening, aged 20, the Irish National Stud said in a statement yesterday.

The in-form Muirhead leads a four-pronged Irish challenge on the United House Gold Cup Handicap Chase at Ascot on Saturday.

THE talented Michael Winters trained Rebel Fitz lit up Cork yesterday with a fine display of front-running to land the INH Stallion Owners’ EBF Novice Hurdle.

JAMIE CODD enjoyed the celebrations that followed his history-making point-to-point achievement of going through the card at Tinahely on Sunday, but it’s back to business now as he pursues a coveted jockeys’ title.

On an evening when Barry Geraghty completed a superb treble in the opening three races, it was Conor O’Dwyer who earned the plaudits when guiding the Jessica Harrington trained Bullock Harbour to a convincing victory in the ‘Legends’ race, the Foleys Antiques Supple Arkle Statue Maiden.

EOIN DOYLE’S The Fonze won the 16th race of his life when giving an exhibition of jumping in the Limerick Junction Chase at Tipperary last night.

Let Yourself Go bids to book his ticket to Punchestown with a good performance in the Imperial Call Chase at Cork on Sunday.

Jonjo O’Neill’s Synchronised heads a maximum field of 25 runners in the Ladbrokes Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse on Monday – with ante-post favourite Beautiful Sound the second reserve.

DERMOT WELD is to have his first Grand National runner for 16 years after confirming Majestic Concorde a definite starter in the John Smith’s-sponsored showpiece at Aintree on Saturday.

ALL roads lead to Aintree on April 9 following the Grade 2 At The Races Bobbyjo Chase, won by The Midnight Club, at Fairyhouse yesterday as the first four home are all bound for the John Smiths Grand National.

Paul Townend was coolness personified as he brought Golden Silver to deny the enterprisingly-ridden Rubi Light in the feature Tote Pick Six Normans Grove Chase at Fairyhouse.