Cheltenham Gold Cup hero War Of Attrition faces six rivals on his return to the track at Punchestown on Thursday.

Kieren Fallon got off the mark at this year’s Galway Festival aboard Flying Knight in the williamhillradio.com Handicap.

THE old adage has it that truth is stranger than fiction! Roger Loughran, whose career looked to be in tatters at Leopardstown last Christmas, came in for a chance ride on Far From Trouble at Ballybrit yesterday and proceeded to land the Galway Plate for owner JP McManus and trainer Christy Roche.

Roger Loughran deputised for the injured Tony McCoy to win the William Hill Galway Plate on Far From Trouble.

Ansar goes for a hat-trick of victories in the William Hill Galway Plate tomorrow and an incredible eighth win in all at the famous festival.

Ante-post favourite Ansar heads a field of 30 horses engaged in Wednesday’s €200,000 William Hill Galway Plate at the five-day confirmation stage.

DERMOT WELD’S Ansar heads the list of 45 horses entered for the valuable William Hill Galway Plate on August 2.

Dermot Weld’s Ansar heads the list of 45 horses entered for the valuable William Hill Galway Plate on August 2.

ANDREW McNAMARA partnered a first ever winner for Tony Mullins when Waltons Mountain ran his rivals ragged in the Kanturk Handicap Chase at Cork yesterday.

WOMAN Of Substance can get punters away to the ideal start by landing the opening Sheilas Cottage Mares Maiden Hurdle at Punchestown this evening.

ATHLUMNEY LAD is a hopeful choice to win the Guinness Gold Cup at Tralee this afternoon.

THE consistent, but frustrating, Andy Higgins can get off the mark over fences in the Hacketts' Bookmakers Beginners Chase at Kilbeggan this evening.

DERMOT WELD and Pat Smullen, who combined to win three races at Leopardstown on Saturday night, can team up again to take the Irish Stallion Farms' EBF Fillies Maiden with Gripping at Roscommon this evening.

GERRY CULLY'S Arc Lemanique has a leading chance in the William Glynn Memorial Maiden Hurdle at Kilbeggan this evening.

JOUEUR D’ESTRUVAL, successful in the race a year ago, can do the business again in the Imperial Call Chase at Cork this afternoon.

BARRY GERAGHTY is fancied to ride three winners, for three different trainers, at Cork tomorrow.