THE 2010/11 point-to-point season came well and truly alive at yesterday’s well-attended Lisgoold meeting, which was staged on a new left-handed course at Leadington.

BELORD, having only a second outing for John Joe Walsh, was much too good for the opposition in the Winter Wonderland Maiden Hurdle at Limerick yesterday.

The Charles Byrnes trained Alfa Beat earned a crack at next month’s Guinness Kerry National in Listowel when completing a fabulous four-timer in the Guinness Handicap Chase in Galway yesterday.

ARABELLA Boy proved the star of yesterday’s action at Fairyhouse, the Enda Bolger-trained four-year-old justifying odds-on favouritism in the INH Stallion Owners Novice Hurdle.

A COURSE and distance winner at the Festival last month, Jayo must be strongly fancied to register his fourth success over fences in the Enhance Marketing Chase at Punchestown tonight.

THE Robert Tyner-trained Rock Street ran away with the Powerstown Chase at Clonmel yesterday.

BACKING Willie Mullins’ horses right now is literally a licence to print money and it would be folly not to row in with the champion trainer at Clonmel this afternoon.

WILLIE MULLINS recorded his 18th bumper victory since November 1 when Alexander Seaview made a successful debut in the finale at Fairyhouse yesterday.

SIEGEMASTER stamped himself an exciting chasing prospect when coasting to a bloodless victory in the Horse & Jockey Beginners Chase at Thurles yesterday.

EXPERIENCE and stamina might give Kerryhead Windfarm the edge over novice Salford City in the Syncreon Automotive Chase at Limerick tonight.

MOSSBANK, so impressive when winning the Munster National at Limerick, stepped up in class in spectacular fashion to land the Grade 2 Clonmel Oil Chase at Clonmel yesterday.

GALWAY Hurdle hero Farmer Brown makes a quick reappearance in the Brompton Recruitment Ireland Race at Wexford this evening.

FARMER BROWN didn’t just land yesterday’s Guinness Galway Hurdle at Ballybrit, he ran away with the race.

PURPLE SPIRIT can consolidate Cathy Gannon’s position at the top of the apprentice championship by taking the Guillamene Maiden at Tramore this afternoon.

NEWLANDS GOLD staked his claim as a realistic Pierse Hurdle candidate when scoring a smooth success in the Fairyhouse Handicap Hurdle at Fairyhouse yesterday.

Nicky Henderson introduced a potentially exciting prospect when Back To Ben Alder spread-eagled the opposition at Kempton today.