Last year’s Galway Plate hero Bob Lingo tunes up for the defence of his crown with a spin on the Flat at Killarney tomorrow evening.

Many races at the four-day Killarney meeting, starting on Monday, will be scrutinised with one thing in mind - the Galway festival at the end of the month.

Imperial Commander heads a list of 49 horses left in the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree on Saturday following the five-day stage.

Trainer Tom Mullins is looking forward to seeing Galway Plate hero Bob Lingo return to competitive action in the Derrygrath Chase at Clonmel on Thursday.

Colm Murphy is delighted with the current condition of his veteran Big Zeb ahead of Sunday’s Irish Form Book Fortria Chase at Navan.

Missunited is the nap choice to land a fascinating Slan Abhaile Race at the final stage of the Listowel festival this afternoon.

I’ll be pleasantly surprised should I manage to win the Kerry National at Listowel today.

The most exciting horse on view at Galway this evening is Carlingford Lough, who makes his debut over fences in the Eventus Beginners Chase.

Joseph O’Brien emerged from rain-lashed Ballybrit last night with a 55/1 treble, achieved on Eye Of The Storm, Cairdiuil and Chamonix, and a two-day careless riding ban handed down after a manoeuvre on Chamonix before the halfway point of the featured Ardilaun Hotel Oyster Stakes.

Galway Plate hero Bob Lingo took full advantage of a massively favourable mark over flights when taking the McSweeney Arms Hotel Handicap Hurdle at Killarney last night.

Today's tips from Killarney

Everything Zain gets the nap in the Tote Jackpot three-year-old Maiden Hurdle at Killarney this evening.

Michael Winters, who has enjoyed a dream summer with high-class hurdler Rebel Fitz, can provide us with a winning nap in the shape of Missunited in the Tote Jackpot Races 3 to 6 Maiden at Ballinrobe this evening.

What’s on offer at Bellewstown this evening can be best described as grim, with five horrible handicaps and a claiming maiden forming the bulk of an eight-contest programme.

It was great to be involved in the Olympics as an advisor to our eventers.

Tom Mullins followed in the footsteps of his father, Paddy, and his brothers, Willie and Tony, when enjoying a first success in the Galway Plate with Bob Lingo at Galway yesterday.

The Galway Plate normally brings out depressed Tribesmen hurlers, but it was the punters that took the beating yesterday.

Bob Lingo (16-1) stormed clear to give owner JP McManus victory in the www.thetote.com Galway Plate.

JP McManus's Bob Lingo has won the main race of the day at Galway.

Bob Lingo continued the tremendous run of owner JP McManus when bagging the €75,000 Dan Moore Memorial Handicap Chase on the final day of the Easter Festival at Fairyhouse.

WHEN Howard Johnson retired from training in England his principal patrons, Graham and Andrea Wylie, decided to send a batch of horses to Willie Mullins.

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SO YOUNG remains on course for the Neptune Investments Novice Hurdle at Cheltenham following a smooth success in the Punchestown.com For Festival Offers Novice Hurdle at Punchestown yesterday.

Garde Champetre repeated his win of 2008 in the Glenfarclass P.P. Hogan Memorial Cross Country Chase at Punchestown this afternoon.

TOFINO BAY, a horse who has clearly had his problems, should be ready to strike in the 22-runner Goffs’ Festival Sale Maiden Hurdle at Punchestown this afternoon, should the meeting survive an 8.00am inspection.

LEOPARDSTOWN yesterday announced the entries for the 4 Grade 1 races on Sunday, February 6, the featured Hennessy Gold Cup, Dr PJ Moriarty Chase, Deloitte Novice Hurdle and the Spring Juvenile Hurdle.

Bob Lingo is set to go for the Woodlands Park 100 Club Novice Chase at Naas on Saturday after being a late withdrawal from Leopardstown on Sunday due to the testing conditions.

Dessie Hughes, fighting flu’ all week, completed a fine big-race chase double at Leopardstown yesterday with Magnanimity and Rare Bob.

Willie Mullins unleashed yet another potential star as Aughaloor strolled to victory in the Bobbyjo Bistro Maiden at Fairyhouse.

GLENCOVE MARINA came back to something approaching his best form when landing the Listed Thurles Chase at the Tipperary track yesterday.

STYLE OF CAMPILE can redeem the promise of a recent run at Galway by landing the Templemore Mares’ Maiden Hurdle at Thurles this afternoon.

A SUCCESSFUL chasing debut for 148-rated hurdler Noble Prince proved the highlight of doubles for trainer Paul Nolan and bang-in-form Paul Carberry at Punchestown yesterday.

TOM TAAFFE’S Smoking Aces is the nap choice to land the Clonoulty Hurdle at Thurles this afternoon.

IN COMPLIANCE, having his first run since December of 2007, made a stunning return in the Thurles Chase at Thurles yesterday.

THURLES houses its first meeting of the National Hunt season this afternoon, starting with a particularly competitive programme.

TOM Mullins will wait until later in the week before deciding whether to let Chelsea Harbour turn out quickly in the At The Races Bobbyjo Chase at Fairyhouse on Saturday.

Tom Mullins could be double-handed in the Deloitte Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday with both Oscar Dan Dan and Time Electric being considered for the Grade One contest.

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 clash of two former Cheltenham Gold Cup winners, War Of Attrition and Kicking King, and the eagerly awaited debut over fences of Trafford Lad holds promise of some smashing sport at Punchestown this afternoon.

EMERGENCY EXIT is the nap choice in the www.tramore-racecourse.com Maiden Hurdle at the Waterford track this afternoon.

THE ex-German horse Negus can land the Summer Festival July Hurdle at Tipperary this evening.

MODEL ATHLETE, who has looked a reformed character of late, can complete a hat-trick in the FBD Insurance Hurdle at Kilbeggan this evening.

THE ETHIOPIAN, eighth of eight at Leopardstown last time, is napped to take the Sporting Press Maiden Hurdle at Clonmel tonight.