Top musicians will remember murder victim Martin “Matt” Kivlehan at next week’s All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil in Sligo.

The Liam Burke-trained newcomer Nambour lit up yesterday’s well attended but bitterly cold Kanturk-Duhallow point-to-point meeting at Dromahane by destroying the opposition in the second division of the four-year-old geldings’ maiden.

‘Corky’ Carroll certainly had an afternoon to savour at yesterday’s well-attended second session of the two-day Kinsale point-to-point at Farrangalway for he partnered three winners.

Sprinter Sacre took his score over fences to the perfect

Kilavullen-based owner/trainer TJ Nagle appears to have an outstanding prospect on his hands in the form of Just A Par as the son of the Grand Lodge-sired stallion Island House destroyed the opposition under Richard O’Dea in the five-year-old geldings’ maiden at yesterday’s well-attended Galway Hunt point-to-point fixture at Dartfield outside Loughrea.

The Sean Aherne-trained Kaitlin’s Fancy lit up Saturday’s 10-race Tipperary Foxhoundspoint-to-point meeting at Lisronagh by recording a battling success in the featured four-mile open lightweight.

Willie Mullins’ Theleze got off the mark over flights when justifying favouritism in the Munster Supporters’ Club Mares Maiden Hurdle at Limerick yesterday.

The Barry Geraghty-Nicky Henderson alliance was further cemented when they combined for two brilliant successes with Bobs Worth and Simonsig, to go with Finian’s Rainbow’s gutsy victory in the Queen Mother Champion Chase.

MUCKY EAMONN, jointly owned and nominated by Don and Gerard Buckley from Macroom, Co Cork and trained by James Kelleher, was a worthy winner of the Agnes O’Brien Cork Cup at Blarney yesterday when easily beating the Gerry Griffin trained long-odds favourite, Sound Pistol, by eight lengths in the final.

THE ‘Shark’ Hanlon-trained Viking Splash served notice he’s a possible candidate for top honours in the hunters chase division by destroying the opposition in a vintage renewal of the open lightweight at yesterday’s United Hunt Club point-to-point fixture at Ballindenisk.

The Examiner’s football correspondent Liam Mackey is off in the land of Goudy and Ronaldinho this week so veteran substitute Allan Prosser is called from the bench to hold the ring while our contributors slug it out.

TRAINER Nicky Henderson hopes Trabolgan can return to the track in time for next year’s totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup - despite his star being ruled out of the Stan James King George VI Chase at Sandown on St Stephen's Day.

Kieren Fallon is looking forward to meeting up with Court Masterpiece at Royal Ascot at York after the five-year-old spreadeagled his rivals at Goodwood last night.

TRAINER Alan Jarvis felt vindicated yesterday after 16-1 chance Winners Delight scored at Lingfield Park following a troubled season for the gelding.

Trainer Alan Jarvis felt vindicated today after 16-1 chance Winners Delight scored at Lingfield Park following a troubled season for the gelding.

A man who played underage GAA with Douglas ended up centre–field in Croke Park — but was fined €500 for his efforts.