Hidden Cyclone bids to give weight and a beating to six rivals in the Coral.ie Free Racehorse Ownership With The Coral Champions Club Rated Hurdle at Punchestown on Wednesday.

Lone British raider Moonlit Show plundered the listed Blenheim 2-Y-0 Stakes, feature of yesterday’s action in Fairyhouse, giving her trainer Charlie Fellows a first stakes-race success and initiating a double for Billy Lee, which brought him to the 50-winner mark for the first time in a season.

Successful over a shorter trip at the May meeting, Le Vagabond returned to Killarney to land the featured, €50,000 At The Races Kingdom Gold Cup on the second day of the August Festival last night.

An interesting card this evening at Punchestown, and Sizing Platinum can get back to winning ways by taking the opening rated chase for Henry De Bromhead.

The Charles O’Brien-trained Santa Monica must be strongly fancied to make a successful seasonal debut in the Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Median Auction Fillies Maiden in Dundalk tonight.

Not too many trainers can be chasing Cheltenham festival glory 41 years after enjoying their initial success at the meeting.

Gowran Park hosts this afternoon’s horse racing action, and Vitalized can get punters off to a perfect start by taking the claimer for Jim Bolger and jockey Kevin Manning.

Jockeys Paul Townend and Luke Dempsey made the headlines, for contrasting reasons, in Ballinrobe last night.

Tony Mullins followed-up his six wins at the Galway Festival when saddling Beau Et Sublime to land the Eurona BriskNet Maiden Hurdle for Gigginstown House Stud in Roscommon last night.

Mark Walsh continued on his winning ways with a double for boss J P McManus in Limerick yesterday.

Gordon Elliott has started the new season as he ended the old and registered a 31/1 treble with Ibsen, Le Grand Chene and Ultimate Horseman in Downpatrick last night.

Jessica Harrington is confident Jezki is in at least as good a form as 12 months ago as he prepares to defend his crown in the Stan James Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham today.

An estimated €125m will be wagered in Cheltenham this week as hundreds of thousands flock to the iconic course for AP McCoy’s swansong.

Paul Townend is under no illusions about the task facing Hurricane Fly ahead of his bid to regain the Stan James Champion Hurdle for a second time at Cheltenham tomorrow.

Virtually on the eve of the Cheltenham festival, where he hopes to have about fifteen runners, trainer Gordon Elliott doubled-up with favourites Akorakor and Alberta in Downpatrick yesterday.

The New One’s Stan James Champion Hurdle preparations neared completion yesterday with a satisfactory schooling session.

When Enda Bolger’s Gilgamboa won his first two races over fences, he shaped as a real star of the future, says Pat Keane.

Champagne Fever got back on track with a smooth victory in the Red Mills Chase at Gowran on Saturday.

Unbeaten in three outings this season, Kitten Rock should book his ticket to the Stan James Champion Hurdle by landing the Grade 2 Red Mills Trial Hurdle in Gowran Park today. 

An ambitious tilt at the Champion Hurdle could come under consideration for Kitten Rock if he can continue his winning run in the Limestone Lad Hurdle at Naas today.

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Owner Andy Stewart has revealed Saphir Du Rheu will revert to smaller obstacles for a likely tilt at the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

Much interest at Leopardstown today will centre on the debut over jumps of Silver Concorde in the Paddy Power Maiden Hurdle.

Felix Yonger got up right on the line to deny Mallowney in the feature Kerry Group Hilly Way Chase as he headlined a treble for trainer Willie Mullins at Cork yesterday.

I head to Naas this afternoon for three rides, none of them representing Willie Mullins.

Jonathan Burke gave the Tony Martin-trained The Plan Man a delightful drive to land the Kerrymaid Hurdle on the first afternoon of the Listowel festival yesterday.

In-form trainer Dermot Weld described Tested as "a group-class filly" after the daughter of Selkirk justified 4/11 favouritism in the Ladies Day June 21st Fillies Race in Gowran Park yesterday.

Wood Breizh, who had struggled over the winter on bad ground, ran away with the Average Pick 6 Dividend Maiden Hurdle for in-form Paul Townend at Tramore last evening.

Fethard-based veterinary surgeon John Halley had an afternoon to remember at Saturday’s Tipperary Foxhounds point-to-point at Lisronagh, sending out two winners.

Willie Mullins’ Killer Crow is fancied to land an intriguing Bumper at Cork this afternoon.

Caoimhe’s Delight gave trainer, Sean O’Brien, his first success in graded company when landing the Grade 2 INH Stallion Owners’ EBF Dawn Run Mares’ Novice Chase at Limerick yesterday.

Ted Walsh has just one bullet to fire at Cheltenham, Foxrock in today’s four-mile National Hunt Chase.

There was no fairytale ending to Davy Russell’s reign as first jockey to Michael O’Leary’s Gigginstown House Stud at Tramore yesterday.

Davy Russell was yesterday fired as the number one rider to Michael O’Leary’s Gigginstown House Stud.

Twenty-one-year-old Maxine O’Sullivan rode her first winner over fences with a highly competent display aboard Pals Leg, trained by her father, Eugene, in the Follow Us On Facebook Beginners Chase at Tramore yesterday.

Rubi Ball, the winner of 16 races in his native France, made a less than auspicious start in this country when going under by a head to Foildubh in the Rock Of Cashel Hurdle at Thurles yesterday.

Lord Of Lords, who missed what looked a suitable opportunity because of a stone bruise at Wexford nine days ago, has obviously made a quick recovery and gets the nap in the Holycross Maiden Hurdle at Thurles this afternoon.

The talented Bryan Copper gave the hitherto enigmatic Giantofaman a superb drive to land the Munster Maiden Hurdle at Thurles yesterday.