FAIRYHOUSE tomorrow houses three cracking Grade 1’s, but we should approach with caution on the basis that they look fiercely competitive.

Osana heads the 30 horses confirmed for Sunday’s Greatwood Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham after a number of higher-rated entries defected at the latest stage.

AITMATOV can continue the terrific recent run of Noel Meade and Paul Carberry in the Grade 3 Anglo Irish Bank Hurdle at Down Royal this afternoon.

DON’T know about you, but here’s one who was greatly disappointed with Kauto Star at Aintree on Sunday.

THE mildly frustrating Ah Ya Boy Ya, placed in all four of his runs to date, can enjoy a turn in the Punchestown Maiden Hurdle at Punchestown this afternoon.

EAGLE’S PASS, owned by two New York-based Kerrymen, Niall O’Dowd and Denis Kelleher, ran his rivals ragged to land the valuable Guinness Gold Cup at Tralee yesterday.

Eagle’s Pass, third behind Farmer Brown in the Galway Hurdle on his last start, reverted to the Flat in great style to land the Guinness Gold Cup at Tralee.

LOYAL FOCUS, fresh from a lucrative Galway, can land the AIB Hurdle at Tramore this evening.

GALWAY Hurdle hero Farmer Brown makes a quick reappearance in the Brompton Recruitment Ireland Race at Wexford this evening.

ATTENDANCES may have been down, as was bookmaker turnover, but this was still a cracking Galway.

THE Listed Ad Valorem Stakes is the feature at Tipperary tonight, assuming the meeting passes a precautionary 9am inspection this morning.

FARMER BROWN didn’t just land yesterday’s Guinness Galway Hurdle at Ballybrit, he ran away with the race.

Farmer Brown earned himself a 40-1 quote with William Hill for next year’s Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle after demolishing his rivals in the €210,000 Guinness Galway Hurdle.

FARMER BROWN is the nap choice to land the Guinness Galway Hurdle at Ballybrit this afternoon.

Noel Glynn is hoping to use the Guinness Galway Hurdle as a springboard to Cheltenham Festival glory for the lightly-raced Serve Time.

Connections of ante-post favourite Farmer Brown are hoping their long-term plan can come to fruition in tomorrow’s Guinness Galway Hurdle.

PUZZLED as to how Asfahrisucan got tossed out after winning the bumper at Tipperary on Sunday, in contrast to Westlake being left keep a maiden after he scored at Leopardstown on July 4? You’re not the only one.

LIGHTLY-raced Maucaillou can get off the mark at the third time of asking in the Killeens Equestrian Centre Maiden Hurdle at Wexford this evening.

ON Sunday, Davy Russell had an afternoon to forget at Killarney, but redressed the balance aboard Farmer Brown in the Laurels’ Bar Hurdle back at the track last night.

ONCE-raced In A Rush can land the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Median Auction Maiden at Killarney tonight.

MAHLER can win a fascinating little five-runner Pricewaterhouse Coopers’ Classic Trial at Gowran Park tomorrow.

DUSKY WARBLER has been left with top weight in today’s Sunderlands Imperial Cup at Sandown following the defections of Osana and Papini.

HERON’S FLIGHT is the nap choice to win the Bioverda Hurdle at Leopardstown tomorrow.

CANDY GIRL, lightly-raced and who has had her problems in the past, can provide the solution to the Morning Star Belfast EBF Mares Novice Hurdle at Downpatrick this afternoon.

Aran Concerto could be heading to Cheltenham with the tag of “Irish Banker” around his neck after an effortless success in the Grade One Deloitte Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown.

IT’S a familiar theme, and there is every reason to believe that having the Ruby Walsh-Willie Mullins combination on your side should again pay dividends at Clonmel this afternoon.

THE improving Holly Tree proved far too good for a pair of shorter-priced rivals, Farmer Brown and Freds Benefit, in the www.hacketts.ie Novice Hurdle at Limerick yesterday.

FREDS BENEFIT gets the nap to land the most interesting contest on the programme at Limerick this afternoon, the www.hacketts.ie Novice Hurdle.

THE layers were left reeling after Charles Byrnes' Cailin Alainn kept her unbeaten record over fences with a terrific display in the other Grade 1 on the card at Leopardstown yesterday, the Powers' Whiskey Novice Chase.

TRAINER, Pat Hughes, lashed out at an on-course bookmaker after his newcomer, Farmer Brown, had landed a gamble in the Kevin McManus Champion Bumper at Limerick yesterday.