Safest wager at Thurles this afternoon should be Noel Meade’s Couleur France in the thurles.ie Maiden Hurdle.

Katie Walsh, sister of the legendary, Ruby, and daughter of another legend, Ted, became the first woman to win the Guinness Kerry National when giving Your Busy an outstanding ride at Listowel yesterday.

Aidan O’Brien’s El Salvador found plenty in the closing stages to justify favouritism in the SeanieMac.com Race at Killarney last night.

El Salvador can land the SeanieMac.com Race over a mile and six at Killarney tonight.

Lord Adare, a horse who clearly possesses plenty of ability, but far from straightforward, justified odds of 2-5 in the June 7th and 20th Twilight Racing Maiden Hurdle at Limerick yesterday.

Lord Adare, a somewhat unlucky loser at Limerick last month, can set the record straight in the Point-To-Point Evening 15th May Maiden Hurdle at Tipperary this evening.

Leavethelighton can finally shine in the Sean Graham Bookmakers’ Maiden Hurdle at Down Royal this afternoon.

Bryan Cooper rode his first ever winner for Willie Mullins when guiding Gigginstown House Stud’s Don Poli to victory in the INH Stallion Owners’ EBF Maiden Hurdle at Thurles yesterday.

Thats The Dream makes the long journey from Robert Tyner’s Kinsale base to Co Meath today and can be rewarded by landing the Follow Fairyhouse On Facebook Handicap Hurdle.

Quel Esprit, Willie Mullins’ 2012 Irish Hennessy winner, will run in a hunter chase at Leopardstown on February 9 but the grey is not eligible for the CGA Foxhunter Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

Davy Russell was yesterday fired as the number one rider to Michael O’Leary’s Gigginstown House Stud.

The connections of Jezki - second in the Ryanair Hurdle - had better luck when the rapidly improving Galway Plate winner, John Kiely’s Carlingford Lough, also owned by McManus, landed the Grade 1 Topaz Novice Chase at Leopardstown yesterday.

Paul Nolan’s Defy Logic, beautifully handled by Mark Walsh, landed the Grade 1 Racing Post Novice Chase at Leopardstown yesterday, after hot pot, Champagne Fever, blundered away his chance at the second last.

Paul Townend was the star of the show at Cork yesterday, landing a spectacular four-timer.

Charles Byrnes’ Domination toyed with the opposition on the way to landing the featured J P McManus Hurdle at Cork yesterday.

Wayne Lordan, who finished second in the Derby on Galileo Rock, enjoyed a terrific afternoon at the Curragh on Saturday, booting home a treble.

The Tony Martin-trained Green Dragon was the medium of a minor touch in the TipperaryRaces.ie Maiden Hurdle at Tipperary last night.

Ladbrokes World Hurdle hero Solwhit turned in another superb display in the hands of Paul Carberry to claim the John Smith's Liverpool Hurdle at Aintree today.

Three races in France are among the possible options for Solwhit following his victory at Naas on Saturday.

There are two Graded races on the card at Naas today - should the meeting survive an 8am inspection - but the opening 22-runner INH Stallion Owners’ EBF Maiden Hurdle may house the best betting proposition in the shape of Pat Fahy’s Morning Assembly.

Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh can combine for a short-priced double with Call The Police and Cadspeed at Thurles this afternoon.

Henry de Bromhead’s You Must Know Me can lead his rivals a merry dance in the Buy Your 2013 Annual Membership Beginners Chase at Punchestown today, should the meeting survive an 8.00am inspection.

The brilliant Sizing Europe should prove a major attraction in the Grade 2 Clonmel Oil Chase at Clonmel this afternoon.

If there is a likely star of the future on show at Punchestown this afternoon then it is surely Dedigout in the Buy Punchestown Tickets On Facebook Beginners Chase.

Raz De Maree gave trainer Dessie Hughes his first Ladbrokes Munster National when, delivered with a perfectly-timed challenge by Bryan Cooper, he mastered Quietly Fancied and joint favourite Questions Answered in Limerick yesterday.

THERE is a most disappointing start to the Punchestown festival this evening, with the three Grade 1 races producing very uncompetitive fields.

Wexford houses a card this evening which is really without a redeeming feature and for those who cannot resist punting then wagers should be kept to the bare minimum.

BRYAN COOPER gave further evidence of his growing standing within the game when producing Frisco Depot with impeccable timing to take the Grade 2 Hugh McMahon Memorial Novice Chase at Limerick yesterday.

Barry Geraghty, fresh from five Grade 1 successes at Cheltenham, continued his terrific run when guiding Charles Byrnes’ Knockfierna to victory in the Grade 3 ITBA Fillies Scheme EBF Dawn Run Mares’ Chase at Limerick yesterday.

I will arrive at Cheltenham today confident there’s a strong possibility of getting among the winners, especially with Hurricane Fly in the Champion Hurdle and Quevega in the Mares’ Hurdle.

GORDON ELLIOTT’S Time To Work can deliver in the Kilberry Maiden Hurdle at Navan this afternoon.

MIDNIGHT GAME gets the nap to land a fascinating little four-runner Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Irish Racing Writers’ Novice Hurdle at Naas 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.

BIG ZEB has to the choice to land the Grade 1 Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown this afternoon.

THOSE who traded at long odds-on Willie Mullins’ Golden Silver, in the featured Grade 2 Hilly Way Chase at Cork yesterday, will surely re-invest in some lottery tickets this week!

Golden Silver capitalised on the last-fence fall of Osirixamix to claim the Grade Two Hilly Way Chase at Cork.

TOP-CLASS staying hurdler Grands Crus is set to make his eagerly-anticipated debut over fences at Cheltenham on Friday.

MICKELSON is the hopeful nap choice to get off the mark at the fifth attempt in the Cashel Maiden Hurdle at Clonmel this afternoon.

JUST FOR JOE is the nap choice to beat likely favourite, Laganbank, in the Barna Waste Novice Hurdle at Galway today.

PUNTERS wasted no time getting it right at Thurles yesterday when heavily-backed Shop Dj strolled away with the opening Holycross Mares’ Chase, one of three winners for Davy Russell.

DAVY RUSSELL certainly looks the pilot to have on one’s side at the first meeting of the National Hunt campaign to be held at Thurles this afternoon.

REIZOVIC should make a winning start to his hurdling career in the New Tote Sports Lounge Maiden Hurdle at Fairyhouse today.

TONY MARTIN’S Redera can complete a hat-trick in the Gerry Igoe Land Drainage Handicap Hurdle at Roscommon tonight.

“THEY have done a fantastic job with the watering,” said Frank Berry, racing manager to JP McManus, after the owner’s Abbey Glen had swooped late to grab the John J Galvin Handicap Hurdle at Listowel yesterday.