For years, Noel Barry and his four buddies have sailed Cork harbour, sampling the seafood chowder available at its bars and restaurants. Here, they give some advice to sailors with a hearty appetite

Flemenstar will make his long-awaited return in Saturday’s Webster Cup at Navan.

Sandra Hughes maintained a notable family tradition when saddling Sub Lieutenant, Barry Geraghty’s only ride of the day, to land the Grade 2 Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle in Thurles yesterday.

Beaten at long odds-on last time, Milsean will be strongly-fancied to make amends in the Grade Two Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle in Thurles.

Champagne Fever bids to bounce back from the first fall of his career when taking on four rivals in the Red Mills Chase at Gowran today. 

Mount Colah gave Banbridge, Co Down trainer, Jerry Cosgrave, his first success at Listed level when landing the Thurles Racecourse Supporters’ Club Chase at Thurles yesterday.

I head to Naas this afternoon for three rides, none of them representing Willie Mullins.

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Ireland’s champion trainer Willie Mullins saddles two runners for the Ryanair Novice Chase at Punchestown on Thursday.

A man is in a serious but stable condition in hospital after he was crushed by a car yesterday, prior to the start of a cycling race in Currow, Co Kerry.

Willie Mullins has left Un De Sceaux in the Stan James Champion Hurdle alongside Hurricane Fly.

Charles Byrnes is looking forward to running Trifolium and Arnaud at the Cheltenham Festival following their fine efforts at the weekend.

Mossey Joe is likely to be targeted at the Foxhunter Chase at the Cheltenham Festival for new trainer Enda Bolger after he was snapped up by leading owner Barry Connell.

Jockey Ruby Walsh believes young pretender Our Conor has something to prove when he takes on Hurricane Fly in the Ryanair Hurdle at Leopardstown on December 29.

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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.

Disappointing on his recent chasing debut in Killarney, Rebel Fitz should make amends in the Irish Stallion Farms Beginners Chase in Ballinrobe this evening.

Rain-softened ground at Sandown has increased confidence behind Mr Mole’s bid for Paddy Power Imperial Cup glory today.

Trainer Peter Casey says Flemenstar is “very unlikely” to run at the Cheltenham Festival nest month after being found to have a lung infection.

The Listed four-runner Horse And Jockey Hotel Hurdle at Thurles yesterday developed into a real battle of tactics and it was Davy Russell on Willie Mullins’ Midnight Game who got it spot-on.

Willie Mullins looks to have acquired another talented French import for owners Rich and Susannah Ricci in Unika La Reconce after she made an impressive Irish debut at Thurles.

Shop Dj, on her return to fences, is the nap choice in the John Fowler Memorial EBF Mares’ Chase at Fairyhouse this evening.

OUTSIDER-of-five, My Murphy got the better of odds-on favourite Please Talk in the Grade 3 Dorans Pride Novice Hurdle, feature of yesterday’s action in Limerick.

Top seed Rafael Nadal was made to work hard before finally breaking the resistance of world number 93 Teymuraz Gabashvili to book his place in the second round of the US Open.

Marcos Baghdatis today became the biggest casualty of the US Open so far, the 16th seed losing in five sets to veteran Frenchman Arnaud Clement.

CLAIRE PTAK had planned to move to London with her English boyfriend Damian when she was offered a job as pastry chef at the famous Chez Panisse in Berkeley in California.

Francois Doumen delivered a powerful rebuttal to fears over the well-being of his string as he dominated proceedings at Sandown Park, highlighted by a one-two in the £100,000 Racing Post Chase.

RUGBY star Gareth Thomas told a French court yesterday how a former team-mate stripped off in a bar, stood on a table and exhibited his genitals.

A total of 20 movies from China to Iraq and Canada are to compete for top honour at the Cannes Film Festival in May, organisers announced today.

Detectives were today investigating the death of a mother who apparently hanged herself after killing her two young children in their bedrooms.