RACING at Tipperary last night was abandoned after six races when a cloudburst turned the ground into a virtual skating rink for the Ramada Ballykisteen Handicap Chase.

FORMER champion Ruby Walsh again proved the hero at Navan last night when performing heroics to stay on board odds-on favourite King Of Foxrock before landing a division of the Texas Maiden Hurdle.

BLAZING LISS, well beaten by Cheltenham failure Justified at Punchestown previously, produced a sparkling display to easily land the valuable Milk Omega EBF Mares Novice Hurdle at Limerick yesterday.

Watson Lake jumped to the forefront of the Cheltenham picture after an authoritative display of front-running under Paul Carberry in the Flyingbolt Novice Chase at Navan today.

Emotional Moment was a facile winner of the McCabe Builders Ltd Boyne Hurdle at Navan this afternoon after his task was made simple by the early departure of Solerina.

CONNECTIONS of Solerina are hoping that the forecast rain arrives at Leopardstown to make conditions testing for the AIG Europe Champion Hurdle next Sunday.

Connections of Solerina are hoping that the forecast rain arrives at Leopardstown to make conditions testing for the AIG Europe Champion Hurdle next Sunday.

Sweet Kiln put up a gutsy performance to get the better of Carraig Blue in the Mulhaddart Novice Hurdle after a dour struggle at Fairyhouse today.

TED WALSH has a possible star of the future on his hands in Southern Vic, who landed a major gamble in the Mongey Communications’ Maiden Hurdle at Leopardstown yesterday.

Solerina easily took the scalp of Champion Hurdle winner Hardy Eustace at Navan today.

Solerina gave a brilliant front-running performance to win the Ballymore Properties Hatton's Grace Hurdle for the second successive year.

WESTS Awake rattled off his third win in the space of 11 days when landing the Frank Hannon Memorial Handicap Chase at Roscommon last night when a huge crowd basked in glorious sunshine and helped create a Tote record for the track.

JIM CULLOTY will team up with Total Enjoyment, a first ever runner at the Festival for Tralee trainer Tom Cooper in the Cheltenham Bumper next week.

Solerina booked her ticket for the bonusprint.com Stayers’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival with an impressive victory at Naas today.

TONY MULLINS, fresh from a splendid Christmas, topped up at Tramore yesterday when Barrow Drive won the featured Wilf Dooly Chase in the hands of Barry Geraghty.

CELESTIAL LIGHT, backed from some 6-4 to 9-10, landed the wagers with an extraordinary final flourish in the Graun Hill Mares Maiden Hurdle at Tramore yesterday.

MARK GRANT is in virtually unstoppable form at present and the Co Tipperary-born jockey brought his tally for the Limerick Christmas festival to five by partnering a double at the popular Greenmount venue yesterday.

Solerina took another step towards the top of the hurdling ladder with an impressive success at Fairyhouse today.

WOULDN’T YOU AGREE, trained by Christy Roche for J P McManus, produced an immaculate display of jumping to win the Joseph J Grace Memorial Beginners Chase at Tralee yesterday.

REVUE, a horse who has often been a friend to the layers in the past, finally put it together at Thurles yesterday when landing the Devil’s Bit Maiden.

TONY MULLINS’ Crusset, now a five-year-old, enjoyed his first success on the flat when taking the Templemore Maiden at Clonmel yesterday.

Native Upmanship booked his ticket to Kempton for the Pertemps King George VI Chase by winning the John Durkan Memorial Chase for the second time in three years at Punchestown.

CONOR O’DWYER completed a double at Thurles yesterday, enjoying armchair rides aboard Scarthy Lad and Eskimo Jack.

AIDAN O’BRIEN and Paul Nolan shared the training honours with doubles at Gowran Park yesterday as Mise Rafturai ploughed through the testing ground to land the featured Langtons House Handicap Hurdle for the Nolan stable.

JOHN OXX introduced an imposing newcomer in Alamshar, owned by the Aga Khan, to land the Harvest Festival EBF Maiden at Listowel yesterday.

CLOYNE handler Andrew Lee enjoyed a welcome turn at the final stage of the Tramore Festival yesterday when Buzz Two produced a gutsy display to win the Unecol Oil Company Handicap.