This afternoon’s action at Navan looks quite difficult for punters, but Refused A Name appeals as having been brought to a peak in a bid for a second victory in the Charlie Lowry Memorial Handicap Chase, and rates a good value bet for punters.

Velvet Maker is likely to have another crack at Douvan in the Frank Ward Solicitors Arkle at Leopardstown on January 24.

Home Of The Brave has been stripped of his victory in the Minstrel Stakes at the Curragh in July after testing positive for a prohibited substance.

The progressive Prince Of Scars caused an upset when landing the Grade 1 Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown yesterday under a beautifully judged ride from Davy Russell.

Lucky Pass gets the nap to stretch his unbeaten record to three in the bumper on day four of Leopardstown’s Christmas meeting.

Champion Hurdle runner-up Arctic Fire is the headline name that remains in Sunday’s Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle.

The impressive hurdling debutant Up For Review and Open Eagle provided Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh with a double in the maiden hurdle action at Fairyhouse yesterday.

Easter Monday 2016. Somewhere in County Meath. The traffic all the way up to Fairyhouse is brutal. It’s not surprising really.

“With the year I’ve had this is very special,” said trainer Mouse Morris after watching Rogue Angel battle back bravely to snatch victory in the Guinness Kerry National, when the Listowel Harvest Festival resumed yesterday afternoon.

Champion Hurdle-winning trainer Colm Murphy savoured a welcome change of luck when Catalaunian Fields landed the Thatch Bar Katies Kitchen Maiden Hurdle in Bellewstown last night.

Gordon Elliott, enjoying a tremendous run, struck again when saddling a double with Moonmeister and Fort Smith in Downpatrick yesterday.

Joint-favourite Waxies Dargle, ridden for Noel Meade by Paul Townend, ploughed through the softening ground to land the €50,000 Ladbrokes Ireland Handicap Hurdle, feature on the opening day of Killarney’s May meeting.

Trainer Eoin Griffin is keeping his fingers crossed Azorian has turned a corner after the highly-tried gelding gained an overdue success at Navan yesterday.

Willie Mullins singled out JLT Novices’ Chase hopeful Vautour for special praise after a post-racing workout after racing at Leopardstown on Saturday.

The next time you hear anyone moaning about the lack of prize money in racing then just refer them to February, 2015.

The Alan Fleming-trained Tully East can land the nap in the McCarthy Insurance Group Bumper at Cork this afternoon.

Hurricane Fly will face a maximum of seven rivals as he attempts to win back-to-back renewals of the Rabobank Champion Hurdle at Punchestown on Friday.

NICKY Henderson fully intends to run Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Long Run at Aintree next week – provided ground conditions are in his favour.

STARLUCK is still on course for Aintree next month despite suffering a slight injury when surprisingly beaten at Sandown on Saturday.

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IMPORTANT Cheltenham clues were promised at Huntingdon yesterday but after mixed messages from the connections of Starluck and a defeat for Minella Class, punters were rather left scratching their heads.

Alan Fleming felt Starluck was unsuited by the ground when a slightly disappointing third in the rearranged Christmas Hurdle at Kempton on Saturday.

Nicky Henderson believes the soft ground at Kempton today could dent Binocular’s greatest asset in the williamhill.com Christmas Hurdle.

Starluck put the finishing touches to his preparations for the williamhill.com Christmas Hurdle with a pleasing workout at Kempton Park.

Peddlers Cross made a smooth transition to full company as he landed the StanJames.com Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newbury today.

Reigning Champion Hurdle hero Binocular features among just seven confirmations for the StanJames.com Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle on Saturday.

PUNJABI will bid to rebuild his slightly tarnished reputation in the Rabobank Champion Hurdle at the Punchestown Festival.

Punjabi will bid to rebuild his slightly tarnished reputation in the Rabobank Champion Hurdle at the Punchestown Festival.

GO NATIVE will face 11 rivals as he bids to secure a £1m bonus in tomorrow’s Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Starluck leaped into the Champion Hurdle picture as he oozed class in winning the sportingbet.com Hurdle at Cheltenham.

I’M at Cheltenham today for four rides for Paul Nicholls, on what is probably best described as a low-profile meeting by the high standards of that great track.

Alan Fleming is planning to give Starluck a spin on the Flat before turning his attentions to the forthcoming jumps season.

RUBY WALSH believes Cooldine has to markedly improve to trouble Kauto Star in next year’s totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.

A young Irish trainer has the chance to put his name on the map in no uncertain fashion today — but it won’t have been by conventional means. Alan Fleming spoke to Declan Colley

ALAN Fleming is understandably cautious as he prepares to saddle Starluck, his first Cheltenham Festival runner, in today’s JCB Triumph Hurdle.

Mr Thriller made it two from two for the David Pipe yard by overcoming a howler at the second-last to take the Docker Hughes Memorial Novices' Hurdle at Fontwell.

Alan Fleming instigated a rapid change in fortunes for the Surrey yard he recently took over from Albert Ennis with a winner from his first runner at Huntingdon.

THE layers were left reeling after Charles Byrnes' Cailin Alainn kept her unbeaten record over fences with a terrific display in the other Grade 1 on the card at Leopardstown yesterday, the Powers' Whiskey Novice Chase.