Recent Curragh winner Authorization aims to overcome his relative inexperience and plunder some of the good prize-money on offer in the Guinness Handicap at the Galway Festival on Friday.

Three-times Grade One winner Follow The Plan has been given top weight of 11st 10lb in the tote.com Galway Plate.

Impressive on her recent fencing debut at Clonmel, Dazzling Susie proved the star of last night’s action in Kilbeggan, producing another sparkling, front-running display to slam her rivals in the Tyrrellspass Novice Chase.

WHISPERING Hills, who has had his share of problems in the past, but is now getting his act together, is the nap choice in the T and V Novice Hurdle at Kilbeggan tonight.

A year ago Ireland won a record 13 of the 27 races at the Cheltenham festival.

A total of just 16 possible rivals stand between Big Buck’s and a record fourth successive victory in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham.

RUBY WALSH pulled rank on his baby sister, Katie, at Punchestown last night when brilliant mare Quevega beat Mourad in the Grade 1 ladbrokes.com World Series Hurdle.

AFTER the first two days of the National Hunt Festival had failed to throw up a winning favourite, punters could have been forgiven for holding bookies in the same regard as bankers.

Quevega completed back-to-back victories in the Ladbrokes.com World Series Hurdle at Punchestown with a narrow win over Mourad.

Super mare Quevega heads a field of 11 for the Ladbrokes.com World Series Hurdle at Punchestown tomorrow.

BIG BUCK’S bids to take his unbeaten run over the smaller obstacles to 12 when he attempts to win the BGC Partners Liverpool Hurdle for the third year running at Aintree tomorrow.

Legendary stayer Big Buck’s features among 19 entries for the BGC Partners Liverpool Hurdle at Aintree on Thursday.

IN an interview in the Irish Examiner on Monday, Davy Russell said he wasn’t jumping up and down about anything for the week, but had a fighting chance of a winner.

Back to the minor leagues after pummelling by bookies

Gordon Elliott stole the show with a fantastic 101-1 double as Team Ireland claimed six of the seven winners at the Cheltenham Festival on Wednesday.

Carlito Brigante gave Gordon Elliott his second Cheltenham Festival success, and his second of the day, with an impressive display in the Coral Cup.

Is today the day Gordon Elliott breaks his Cheltenham Festival duck?

HIGHLIGHT of the weekend in Ireland is the Grade 2 boylesports.com Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown tomorrow, which promises a decent contest between Big Zeb, Sizing Europe and Golden Silver.

CAPTAIN CEE BEE, is set to return to Punchestown for his next start in the John Durkan Memorial Chase.

THE classy Alaivan should make a winning return to action in the featured Fishery Lane Hurdle at Naas today.

THE rapidly-improving Boynagh Joy proved a shock 12/1 winner of the listed Cooley Fillies Stakes at Dundalk last night.

THE progressive Leblon should prove hard to beat in the Listowel Writers’ Week Mares Hurdle at the Kerry track this afternoon.

Perennial bridesmaid Barizan enjoyed his day in the sun as he gained a deserved Grade One triumph in the Airshow 100 Champion Four Year Old Hurdle at Punchestown today.

Carlito Brigante will wear blinkers for the first time when he lines up for the Airshow 100 Champion 4YO Hurdle at Punchestown on Saturday.

Barizan could be heading to the Punchestown Festival following his fine second in the JCB Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham last month.

TOM COOPER is considering his options after Forpadydeplasterer finished second in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham.

Nicky Henderson added to the embarrassment of riches in his hurdling team as Soldatino provided him with a fifth success in the JCB Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham.

NIGEL Twiston-Davies rounded off a wonderful day when Baby Run ran the opposition ragged to take the Christis's Foxhunter Chase.

Soldatino belied his inexperience to deny Barizan a gutsy front-running success by bridging a Grand Canyon-size gap in the JCB Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham.

DAVY RUSSELL will not be worrying about any of his rivals as he gets the leg up on Carlito Brigante in today’s JCB Triumph Hurdle.

Weapon’s Amnesty dented a couple of lofty reputations in Long Run and Punchestowns when running away with the RSA Chase at Cheltenham.

ANDREW McNamara feels Tranquil Sea and Alaivan are his two best chances of glory at Cheltenham.

PHILIP Hobbs believes Qaspal will need plenty of luck just to get a run at Cheltenham despite his battling victory in the Paddy Power Imperial Cup.

Edward O’Grady’s Alaivan heads up 29 possibles for Friday’s JCB Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

DENIS O’Regan is under no illusions as to the task facing Tidal Bay in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham.

EDWARD O’Grady warned punters Osana has yet to reach his peak this season ahead of his tilt at the Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy at Cheltenham.

Brian Ellison admits testing conditions would not favour Ultimate in Saturday’s racingpost.com Adonis Juvenile Novices’ Hurdle at Kempton.

Alaivan boosted his Triumph Hurdle claims with an effortless success in the Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle at Fairyhouse today.

MORNING SUPREME is the nap choice to run her rivals ragged in the Grade 2 paddypower.com Novice Hurdle at Naas tomorrow.

BILL HARNEY, currently hospitalised, had a welcome boost when Prairie Call landed the Cashel Mares Maiden Hurdle at Thurles yesterday.