Tommy Stack’s Romantic Stroll is a token nap choice in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Maiden at Roscommon tonight, on a card that offers punters no cause for optimism.

Five-year-old mare Midnight Soprano continued her remarkable rate of progress when getting the better of Ascot Gold Cup candidate Saddler’s Rock and odds-on favourite Unaccompanied in the Listed Seamus & Rosemary McGrath Saval Beg Stakes in Leopardstown last night.

The Gordon Elliott-trained Discoteca was an impressive winner of the Tipperary Water 4-Y-0 Hurdle at Ballinrobe last night, slamming odds-on favourite Darroun to provide champion jockey Davy Russell with the second leg of a double.

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

Shamiran got the better of British raider Weekend Millionair in a gruelling opening race as Punchestown’s depleted all hurdles and bumper card got under way in difficult conditions.

NOEL MEADE enjoyed a one-two in the featured Grade 2 Friends Of Tipperary Hurdle at Tipperary yesterday when Donnas Palm beat Aitmatov.

HAVING returned after a near three-year absence last month, Serve Time has a fine opportunity to open his account over fences in the Kinnegad Beginners Chase at Kilbeggan this evening.

RICHARD HANNON, out of luck on his last visit to the Curragh with the highly-regarded Strong Suit, can redress the balance by saddling Memory to land the Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes at headquarters tomorrow.

FARRINGDON is the nap choice to overcome an absence of 107 days in the F.B.D Hurdle at Ballinrobe tonight.

BARRY Geraghty was seen at his strongest when powering Beau Michael to a neck victory over Armaramak in the St James’ Gate Novice Chase at Galway yesterday, writes Pat Keane.

TRAINER, Eoin Griffin, has seen little go his way over many months, but there are signs of an upswing in fortunes and his Norther Bay can keep the current modest momentum going in the Mallow Town Summer BBQ Race Evening Beginners Chase at Cork tonight.

AIDAN O’BRIEN, who doesn’t send too many horses to Clonmel, could provide a winning nap in the shape of Great Wisdom in the featured 2010 SEPAM Tipperary Perpetual Cup Handicap at the track tonight.

EOIN GRIFFIN, without a success since Baracas won at Dundalk last November, finally ended his time in the wilderness when St Devote landed the Special Olympics Maiden Hurdle at Limerick yesterday.

I haven’t been eating a whole lot over the past day or two, with Fistral Beach set to carry just 10-0 in the Racing Post Chase at Kempton this afternoon.

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THE first three races at Dundalk tonight are bumpers which should ensure more than the usual interest in proceedings at this track.

Brave Inca will try and use his trademark battling qualities to justify favouritism and end a two-year losing stretch in the Toshiba Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday.

Brave Inca and Sublimity headline 10 runners for the Toshiba Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday.

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PUNJABI and Sublimity are among six declared runners for the rearranged WBX.COM “Fighting Fifth” Hurdle at Wetherby tomorrow.

EOIN Griffin realises the stiff task facing Kazal in the Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse on Sunday.

DESSIE HUGHES has decided to let Hardy Eustace take his chance in Sunday’s Bar-One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse.

Sublimity and Harchibald are among 10 possibles for the wbx.com "Fighting Fifth" Hurdle at Newcastle on Saturday.

TRAFFORD LAD is napped to leave a moderate first effort over fences well behind by landing the Grade 3 A Space Cabins Florida Pearl Novice Chase at Punchestown this afternoon.

THE progressive Beau Michael gets the nap to defy top weight in the ITBA Fishery Lane Hurdle at Naas this afternoon.

MERCHANT PADDY is the nap choice in the Ladbrokes’ Andersontown Road Beginners Chase at Downpatrick this afternoon.

PAUL NICHOLLS has made no secret of his desire to be champion trainer in Ireland this season and his second shot of the campaign hit the bullseye at Limerick yesterday when Dear Villez landed the ladbrokes.com Munster National.

CASEY JONES, making a quick reappearance after departing the scene early on his debut over fences at Gowran Park eight days ago, gets the nap in the Book Online Beginners Chase at Fairyhouse this afternoon.

FIRST things first and let me begin today by confirming that Kauto Star definitely comes to Down Royal for the James Nicholson Chase on November 1.

SILVERHAND gets the nap to make a successful debut on the flat in the Rathronan Maiden at Clonmel this evening.

Triumph Hurdle runner-up Franchoek reverts to two miles for a crack at the Eventus Marquees Champion 4-Y-O Hurdle at Punchestown on Saturday.

White-hot favourite Franchoek heads 15 entries for the JCB Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham on Friday.

All the major fancies for the JCB Triumph Hurdle remain among the 38 remaining possibles at the six-day stage.

Adrian McGuiness believes his hand has been forced with Beau Michael, who will tackle the JCB Triumph Hurdle rather than the Fred Winter Juvenile Novices’ Handicap Hurdle.

Afistfullofdollars confirmed Noel Meade's team are well and truly back in business by grabbing the feature race at Fairyhouse.

BEAU MICHAEL can complete the hat-trick in the Grade 2 Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle at Fairyhouse this afternoon.

Ebaziyan got back in the winning grove at Punchestown by taking the Ollie Finn Supporting Go Racing In Kildare Hurdle at Punchestown.

THE progressive Siegemaster is fancied to continue Davy Russell’s terrific run in the INH Stallion Owners’ EBF Novice Hurdle at Thurles this afternoon.

THE rapidly improving Arthur Moore-trained Mansony continued his surge to the top when landing the Grade 1 Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown yesterday.