It’s a busy weekend for Willie Mullins’ stable, with runners at four meetings, including this afternoon at Aintree, but I’m staying at home to ride at Navan, where the exciting Faugheen and Felix Yonger hold very strong claims.

I thought some of the reaction to Annie Power’s success at Ascot last Saturday was a trifle amusing.

Willie Mullins already has his string in tip-top form and he took the feature Polar Square Chase at Naas yesterday with Twinlight.

Exciting chasing prospects Defy Logic and Don Cossack should make a successful start to their careers over the larger obstacles in Naas and Galway respectively today.

Mikael D’Haguenet gets the nap to land a fascinating Powers Gold Cup at Fairyhouse tomorrow.

I must start this week by telling you about my first ever trip to Japan last weekend.

Ted Walsh’s Foxrock, a costly failure at Punchestown last time, gets the nap to set the record straight in the Sunday Market Racecourse Maiden Hurdle at Naas tomorrow.

Don Cossack will not line up at the Cheltenham Festival after finishing only third at Naas last Sunday.

Willie Mullins looks set to resist the lure of Cheltenham with Annie Power and head instead to Fairyhouse over the Easter period after her victory in the paddypower.com Novice Hurdle at Naas.

Annie Power proved herself a star of the future when retaining her unbeaten record in the Grade 2 paddypower.com Novice Hurdle in Naas yesterday.

Willie Mullins predicted a big future for Annie Power after the mare swept to her sixth success in the paddypower.com Novice Hurdle at Naas.

I certainly don’t ride any certainties at Kempton today, but have reasonable prospects of getting among the winners all of the same.

Prince De Beauchene is fancied to emphasise that he is a major Aintree Grand National candidate by landing the Grade 2 Bobbyjo Chase at Fairyhouse this afternoon.

On a day when Aintree-bound Seabass made a hugely encouraging return to action, hurdling debutant Defy Logic and Rock Critic enhanced their credentials as exciting novices with victories in Fairyhouse yesterday.

Willie Mullins saddled a one-two in the Grade 2 Ladbrokes Boyne Hurdle at Navan yesterday as Mourad, ridden by Paul Townend, turned over the Ruby Walsh-ridden 4/11 favourite Mikael D’Haguenet.