RUBY WALSH became the first jockey in history to ride the winner of the Guinness Kerry National three years in-a-row when guiding Bothar Na to a smooth success in the traditional feature of the Listowel Festival yesterday.

DECLAN MCDONOGH struck a major blow in his bid to be champion jockey for the first time when landing a double at the first stage of the Listowel Festival yesterday.

Brian Meehan’s recent York winner Doctor Brown heads the 15 entries left at the five-day stage for the Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes at Newbury on Saturday.

Godolphin are hoping Reunite can provide them with a sixth success in tomorrow’s totesport.com Winter Hill Stakes at Windsor.

MARK JOHNSTON signalled his return to form with a treble at Royal Ascot and underlined his team’s resurgence when sending out a one-two in Pontefract’s Spindrifter Conditions Stakes at Pontefract yesterday.

RICHARD HANNON will wait until later in the week before deciding whether Forward Move will take his chance in the UltimatePoker.com 2000 Guineas on Saturday.

THE rather frustrating Greywell has a leading chance in the Murphys’ Handicap Hurdle at Cork this afternoon.