CHARLIE SWAN’S Stephanie Kate made a successful return to flights when producing a fine display in the Munster Hurdle at Clonmel yesterday.

Ruby Walsh enjoyed a fruitful afternoon at Clonmel as he took advantage of Davy Russell’s absence for a winning ride on Edeymi.

ARE Ya Right Chief would be a long way down the pecking order at Willie Mullins’, but still looks good enough to land the Demense Maiden Hurdle at Clonmel this afternoon.

APT APPROACH got the full Ruby Walsh treatment to justify strong market support in the Grade 2 Matty Ryan Memorial Kinloch Brae Chase at Thurles yesterday.

ONE of the real success stories, of what so far has been an outstanding National Hunt season, is jockey Andrew Lynch.

WITH conditions in his favour, Joncol will be expected to become the first horse since Native Upmanship to win a second John Durkan Memorial Chase at Punchestown tomorrow.

RUBY WALSH was quite brilliant in driving Bishopsfurze to victory in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fund Beginners Chase at Thurles yesterday, one of three winners for the former champion jockey and Willie Mullins.

Zaidpour got his career back on track with a routine victory in the Rock Of Cashel Hurdle at Thurles.

TAKE a chance on Rathlin in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Beginners Chase at Thurles this afternoon.

I WILL be most disappointed should Kauto Star fail to deliver in the Guinness Gold Cup at Punchestown this evening.

HIDDEN CYCLONE continued his rise up the ranks with a gusty display to land the Grade 2 Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle at Thurles yesterday.

IT’S a safe wager that if Willie Mullins leaves Thurles empty-handed this afternoon punters will have taken a hiding!

CUE CARD, winner of the Weatherbys Champion Bumper last season, heads 86 entries for the Stan James Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham in March.

Bishopsfurze survived poor jumps at the final two flights to hold his stablemate Skorcher in the Surehaul Mercedes-Benz Novice Hurdle at Clonmel.

TOMMY STACK’S Magen’s Star is the nap choice to run her rivals ragged in the Kilsheelan Mares’ Novice Hurdle at Clonmel this afternoon.

FOR BILL got her campaign back on track with an impeccable display of jumping to outclass the opposition in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Mares Beginners Chase at Thurles yesterday.

FOR BILL can leave two relatively disappointing recent efforts behind by landing the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Mares Beginners Chase at Thurles this afternoon.

Former smart Flat performer The Bull Hayes opened his account over timber in the Tote Pick Six At 20,000 Guarantee Maiden Hurdle at Leopardstown.

WILLIE MULLINS landed the Grade 2 Slaney Hurdle at Naas yesterday, not with 6/4 favourite Bishopsfurze, but with front-running Gagewell Flyer, enterprisingly ridden by the trainer’s nephew Emmet.

Gagewell Flyer ran out an impressive winner of the Slaney Novice Hurdle at Naas in what was a mixed renewal of the Grade Two event for Willie Mullins.

WILLIE AUSTIN, a man who has long known the time of day, produced 12-1 shot Mossey Joe to land the Grade 3 O’Connell Group Stayers’ Hurdle at Cork yesterday.

Mossey Joe was the surprise star of the show at Cork as jump racing returned to Ireland following the big freeze.

PUNCHESTOWN so far this week has been nothing short of a minefield for punters and today promises more of the same.

WILLIE MULLINS feels the drying ground will not unduly worry his three runners in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper today.

Willie Mullins feels the drying ground will not unduly worry his three runners in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper tomorrow.