Arvika Ligeonniere aims to enhance his Arkle claims as he comes back in trip for the Racing Post Novice Chase at Leopardstown on Wednesday.

Arvika Ligeonniere and Oscars Well could clash in the Racing Post Novice Chase at Leopardstown on St Stephen’s Day.

Thurles today is set to house a rather unique card, comprising six chases, should the meeting survive an 8am inspection due to the threat of frost.

If the magnificent National Hunt racing we have been watching over the last week or so hasn’t got the juices flowing then you really are in the wrong game.

Tom Cooper believes Forpadydeplasterer could be the forgotten horse of Saturday’s Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham.

A faultless, front-running display by Flemenstar in the Grade 2 Irish Form Book Fortria Chase proved the highlight of yesterday’s action in Navan.

Aidan O’Brien’s ability to defy logic never ceases to amaze.

Attending the Horses-in-Training Sales in Newmarket, trainer Jessica Harrington enjoyed a welcome change of luck in Naas yesterday, registering a tremendous treble with Jezki, Maller Tree and Jenari.

The Mouse Morris-trained Baily Green rounded off a superb summer campaign when landing the Grade 3 Kilbegnet Novice Chase in Roscommon yesterday.

Today's tips from Roscommon.

Fortify can get us away to the ideal start by landing the opening Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Maiden at Roscommon this afternoon.

Noel Meade admits Dylan Ross has plenty on his plate as the smart hurdler kicks off his career over fences at Roscommon on Monday.

Jim Culloty is keen to find out more about Lord Windermere’s Cheltenham Festival prospects by running him in the Deloitte Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday.

Nicky Henderson’s Captain Conan has been supplemented for Sunday’s Deloitte Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown.

A total of 91 entries have been received for the William Hill Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, the opening race on day one of the Cheltenham Festival.

The two-day Leopardstown meeting is one of the busiest and most important we have had for a while.

DESSIE HUGHES has made no secret of the regard in which he holds Minsk, his high-profile recruit off the level from John Oxx.

Mikael D'Haguenet's rehabilitation continued with an effortless win in the Limestone Lad Hurdle at Naas.

MIDNIGHT GAME gets the nap to land a fascinating little four-runner Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Irish Racing Writers’ Novice Hurdle at Naas this afternoon.

BIG ZEB showed he is far from being a back number when powering away with the Grade 1 Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown yesterday.

Noel Meade has his fingers crossed conditions at Leopardstown will suit his two runners in the paddypower.com Future Champions Novice Hurdle tomorrow.

A cracking renewal of the Grade One Racing Post Novice Chase at Leopardstown on St Stephen’s Day is in prospect.

I CANNOT ever remember the early part of a National Hunt season which delivered so much and produced so many promising young horses.

The Robbie Hennessy trained 5/2 joint-favourite Rubi Light made his Grade 1 breakthrough when beating 2009 winner Joncol in the Grade 1 John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase in Punchestown yesterday.

Rubi Light captured his first Grade One victory in tremendous style with a brilliant performance in the John Durkan Memorial Chase at Punchestown.

Selected tips from courses in the UK and Ireland.

NOEL Meade and Willie Mullins lead the way with two entries apiece in Sunday’s Bar One Racing Royal Bond Hurdle at Fairyhouse.

THE Morgiana Hurdle has cut up quite a bit which is a pity. It’s a real trappy race and I’m not quite sure what is going to make the running which is a bit of a worry as Oscars Well would like a proper pace.

FORMER two-mile champion Big Zeb and classy mare Volver La Vedette provided trainer Colm Murphy with a superb Grade 2 double when making successful seasonal debuts in Navan yesterday.

Colm Murphy’s two big guns, Big Zeb and Voler La Vedette, saw the Co Wexford trainer steal the show at Navan.

NAVAN: 1.40 Dylan Ross; 2.50 Noble prince; 3.25 Bog Warrior

DERMOT WELD’S Unaccompanied has to be the nap choice in the Listed Naas Vet Panel Supporting Racing Fishery Lane Hurdle at the Co Kildare track this afternoon.

THE CLASSY Our Girl Salley can land the nap in the Windows And Doors Supporting Kildare GAA Hurdle at Naas this afternoon.

I SUPPOSE people were probably a little surprised I returned to action in Britain yesterday, taking one ride at Wetherby.

FUTURE Champions’ Day at Newmarket begins with the Group 2 Challenge Stakes, in which Richard Hannon’s Strong Suit can make a winning return after a break of a couple of months.

REIZOVIC should make a winning start to his hurdling career in the New Tote Sports Lounge Maiden Hurdle at Fairyhouse today.

DAVID LIVINGSTON can land the nap in the Group 2 Juddmonte Beresford Stakes at the Curragh tomorrow.

MIKAEL D’HAGUENET is hard to oppose in the Grade 1 Born na Mona With Nature Novice Chase at Leopardstown this afternoon.

GIMLI’S ROCK proved a facile winner of the Grade 2 WKD Core Hurdle at Down Royal yesterday, highlight of a spectacular treble for trainer Jessica Harrington, also successful with the Robert Power-ridden pair Bostons Angel and Saville Row.

HAVE a glance at this e-mail that I, along with many others, received from William Hill some days ago.

ARAUCARIA can land a fascinating Grade 3 EBF Lough Construction Ltd Mares’ Novice Hurdle at Down Royal today.