Davy Russell, crowned champion-jockey for the third time at Punchestown on Saturday, got off the mark for the new season when partnering Crezic, trained for Gigginstown House Stud by Gordon Elliott, to victory in the Follow Kilbeggan On Twitter Maiden Hurdle at last night’s rescheduled meeting in Kilbeggan.

Limerick, deputising for the currently un-raceable Kilbeggan, hosted a seven-race programme last evening and the feature, as such, the www.limerickraces.ie Handicap Chase, was won in good style by the Robert Tyner-trained and JP McManus-owned Concordin.

To say Paul Carberry has had a colourful career is a massive understatement.

At Naas on Monday, following a six-furlongs handicap, the stewards were called into action after the 11-4 favourite, Captain Power, had beaten 5-1 shot, Dark Alliance, by a short head.

Placed in Grade One company as a novice but without a success since October 2014, Princely Conn bounced back to winning form when landing the Clonmel Racecourse Supporters Club Guest Evening Hurdle in Clonmel last night.

Two flat-race meetings this weekend, beginning with Limerick this afternoon, where the listed Martin Molony Stakes is the feature.

Willie Mullins took the feature, Gordon Elliott added two to his tally, the fine form of the Pat Fahy stable continued unabated with another brace, and a Charles Byrne-trained horse landed a tidy gamble. Clonmel, on a crisp spring afternoon, was a microcosm of the national hunt season thus far.

Jockeys Paul Townend and Luke Dempsey made the headlines, for contrasting reasons, in Ballinrobe last night.

Two jockeys who have caught the eye for a while now are Ger Fox and Jack Kennedy.

The Charles Byrnes-trained Arnaud turned over odds-on favourite The Game Changer, also in the colours of Gigginstown House Stud, in the featured Stena Line Horizon Chase in Wexford last night.

The gutsy seven-year-old Ravished bagged the €40,000 McSweeney Arms Hotel Killarney National for Mouse Morris, Gigginstown House Stud and Bryan Cooper in Killarney last night.

Crystal Pearl should be capable of giving Charles Byrnes his first success of 2015 in the opener on Cork’s Red FM Student Race Day at Cork racecourse in Mallow today.

Flemenstar will make his long-awaited return in Saturday’s Webster Cup at Navan.

Beaten at long odds-on last time, Milsean will be strongly-fancied to make amends in the Grade Two Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle in Thurles.

Exciting prospect Gilgamboa enhanced his reputation with a terrific display in the featured Grade 2 Shannon Airport Novice Chase yesterday at Limerick.

Davy Russell and Philip Enright are free to ride at the big Christmas festivals after the five-day bans they received for the ’whip borrowing’ incident at Clonmel on December 7 were reduced to two days on appeal.

No More Heroes raced into the Cheltenham Festival picture as he saw off Shaneshill to land the Navan Novice Hurdle for Gordon Elliott and Barry Geraghty yesterday.

Davy Russell and Philip Enright have both lodged appeals against the five-day suspensions they were given over the ‘whip borrowing’ incident that occurred during a race at Clonmel on Thursday.

The Charlie Swan-trained Make A Track made all under Brian Cawley to turn over even money favourite Noble Endeavor in the Clonmel Rated Hurdle at Clonmel yesterday.

Dual champion jockey Davy Russell and fellow rider Phillip Enright are set to miss some of the high-profile action over the festive period after both were suspended following a bizarre whip-related incident at Clonmel yesterday.

The progressive Noble Endeavor looks good in today’s Clonmel Rated Hurdle in Clonmel.

There was a sensational start at Thurles yesterday when the hitherto unbeaten in nine races, Un de Sceaux, fell at the third last in the Killinan Beginners Chase.

Dethroned at Cheltenham last March and beaten again by his arch-rival at the Punchestown Festival, former dual-champion Hurricane Fly turned the tables on reigning champion Jezki in the Grade 1 Stanjames.com Morgiana Hurdle in Puncehstown yesterday.

The sponsors are unable to split Present View and Oscar Whisky at the five-day declaration stage for the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham on Saturday.

Charles Byrnes’ multiple Grade One winner and Cheltenham Festival hero Solwhit (pictured) has died after breaking his shoulder in a schooling fall at Tipperary.

Road To Riches is likely to feature at Down Royal’s big meeting on November 1 following his narrow reverse to Sizing Europe at Gowran on Saturday.

Aughnacurraveel, trained by Thomas Cummins at Clashmore, Co Waterford, produced a fine display to land the Club Limerick Chase at Limerick yesterday.

Sole Power is set to return to Royal Ascot on Saturday after he achieved the first leg of a coveted sprint double by winning the King’s Stand Stakes for the second year running yesterday.

Jockey Eddie O’Connell is to appeal the findings of the Referrals Committee which earlier this week saw him banned for four years by the Turf Club.

Caoimhe’s Delight gave trainer, Sean O’Brien, his first success in graded company when landing the Grade 2 INH Stallion Owners’ EBF Dawn Run Mares’ Novice Chase at Limerick yesterday.

If there was a massive celebration for Irish punters after the Supreme Novices' then it was a case of desolation after Champagne Fever's defeat by 33-1 shot, Western Warhorse, in the Racing Post Arkle Trophy.

Willie Mullins has left Un De Sceaux in the Stan James Champion Hurdle alongside Hurricane Fly.