Brian Hayes made a daring move up the inside to deliver a winning challenge on the Shark Hanlon-trained Abolitionist in the featured Belvedere House Gardens & Park Handicap Chase in Kilbbegan last night, second leg of a double for the rider, successful earlier on Aunt Alice for the Bowe family.

Gentleman Duke, trained for JP McManus by Arthur Moore, landed the inaugural running of the John Mulhern Memorial Handicap Hurdle at Ballinrobe’s final meeting of 2014.

Stephen Nolan would love to run Prince Rudi in the Irish National next spring after his stable stalwart landed the feature race on the sixth day of the Galway Festival on Saturday.

Hurricane Fly is among the six in contention for the Horse of the Year award after the nominees for the 11th annual Horse Racing Ireland Awards were announced yesterday.

Ben Dalton proved himself to be a real super sub when guiding Sword Fish to an easy success in the featured Paddy Power Cork Grand National Handicap Chase yesterday.

Point to point medical facilities have been identified as requiring immediate improvements according to Michael Hickey, Senior Steward, Irish National Hunt Steeplechase Committee.

Spent a good few hours last Saturday morning studying the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse.

Some punters will be celebrating in style tonight after Liberty Counsel ran out a shock 50-1 winner of the Ladbrokes Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse this afternoon.

Classy mare Blazing Tempo registered her ninth career success and sparked a double for champion trainer Willie Mullins and owner Susannah Ricci when justifying even-money favouritism in the Irish Stallion Farms Mares Hurdle at Kilbeggan’s final meeting of 2012 last evening.

Without a win over hurdles since his maiden success at Leopardstown’s Christmas meeting in 2009, Prince Of Fire proved am emphatic winner of the Tayto Group Hurdle at Down Royal last night.

Inis Meain, second to Call Me Bubbles here on Thursday evening, turned out again last night at Galway and proved what a tough customer he is when landing the featured Guinness Handicap.

Mulleady and Paul Townend, in the news after a recent outing at Roscommon, made the headlines again at Ballinrobe last night when romping to an emphatic win over Via Del Corso and disappointing favourite Chiltern Hills in the Mayo Advertiser Mares Maiden Hurdle.

SHADOW EILE cruised to victory for Shay Barry in the ITBA Fillies Scheme Novice Hurdle at Listowel yesterday.

SHADOW EILE is the nap choice in the ITBA Fillies Scheme Novice Hurdle at Listowel this afternoon.

CHAMPION conditional rider Bryan Cooper reached another notable milestone is his burgeoning career when partnering Pistol Jack to victory in the Ryans Events Cleaners Handicap Chase in Galway yesterday.

Amateur Ciaran Murphy will remember St. Patrick’s Day 2011 for a long time, having completed a fine double on Good Egg and Shadow Eile at Down Royal.

PUNTERS took a St. Patrick’s Day pasting at both Down Royal and Wexford yesterday as a succession of favourites, three of them at odds-on, were turned over.

DAVY RUSSELL got off to the perfect start for the New Year when producing a magical piece of riding on Cloudy Bays in the featured Wilf Dooly Chase at Tramore yesterday.