Sandra Hughes gained an emotional first Grade One triumph just two weeks after the death of her father Dessie when Lieutenant Colonel won a dramatic Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse yesterday.

Gigginstown Stud and Bryan Cooper completed a Grade One double when Valseur Lido emerged an emphatic winner of the Bar One Racing Drinmore Novice Chase at Fairyhouse yesterday.

Sandra Hughes gained an emotional first Grade One triumph just two weeks after the death of her father Dessie when Lieutenant Colonel won a dramatic Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse.

Ruby Walsh is more worried about Djakadam having had only three runs over fences rather than the fact that he is only a five-year-old going into Saturday’s Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury.

Jezki, Hurricane Fly, Faugheen and More Of That all appear among a star-studded entry for the Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse on November 30.

Road To Riches is likely to feature at Down Royal’s big meeting on November 1 following his narrow reverse to Sizing Europe at Gowran on Saturday.

Dessie Hughes is confident his stable star Our Conor can step up to the plate on his first jumping appearance since a breathtaking display in the Triumph Hurdle last season as he prepares to tackle the brilliant Hurricane Fly in tomorrow’s Ryanair Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Ted Walsh’s Foxrock gets the nap to land a cracking Dermot Fagan Lifetime Achievement In Racing Beginners Chase at Fairyhouse this afternoon.

Arvika Ligeonniere is set to test his Arkle credentials at Leopardstown over Christmas after making all for an impressive success in the Bar One Racing Drinmore Novice Chase at Fairyhouse.

Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh combined for a big Grade 1 double at Fairyhouse yesterday with Zaidpour and Arvika Ligeonniere.

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County Hurdle winner Final Approach had no trouble landing short odds in the McCarthy Insurance Group 60th Hurdle at Cork.

VOLER La Vedette made her Grade 1 breakthrough when outclassing her three rivals in the Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse yesterday, where Ruby Walsh bagged the other Grade 1 events on Sous Les Cieux and Bog Warrior.

Voler La Vedette (7-4) showed a fine turn of foot to win the Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse to complete a fantastic weekend for jockey Andrew Lynch.

THE notion Mikael d’Haguenet might one day develop into a Cheltenham Gold Cup horse has long been forgotten, but he retains a fair amount of ability and is the nap choice in the Trinity Motor Neuron Disease Research Hurdle at Fairyhouse this afternoon.

COLM Murphy believes his star mare Voler La Vedette has every chance of claiming the first Grade One prize of her career in Sunday’s Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse on Sunday.

Colm Murphy believes his star mare Voler La Vedette has every chance of claiming the first Grade One prize of her career in Sunday’s Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse.

Willie Mullins is responsible for four of the seven five-day acceptors for the Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse on Sunday.

Colm Murphy’s star mare Voler La Vedette will bid for a first Grade One victory in the Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse on Sunday.

IT’S been a dreadful National Hunt season and, quite frankly, we will lose little sleep when it finally finishes.

HURRICANE FLY confirmed Punchestown Festival superiority over Solwhit when beating his rival by a snug length and a half in the Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse yesterday.

Willie Mullins endured a day of mixed fortunes in the major events at Fairyhouse with two Grade One triumphs soured by the fall of great hope Mikael D'Haguenet today.

Hurricane Fly made a tremendous reappearance to deny his old rival Solwhit again in a thrilling finish to the Bar One Racing Hatton's Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse today.

SUBLIMITY may run on Saturday at Fairyhouse, having been ruled out of Newcastle’s StanJames.com Fighting Fifth Hurdle by trainer Robbie Hennessy.

HURRICANE FLY will miss his intended outing this weekend at Punchestown in the Grade 1 The Dobbins & Madigans at Punchestown Hurdle (Morgiana Hurdle).

NOEL Meade was delighted to see Pandorama silence the doubters by running out an impressive winner of the Bar One Racing Drinmore Novice Chase at Fairyhouse yesterday.

Davy Russell was seen to great effect on Oscar Dan Dan (11-2) when getting the better of Tony McCoy and Ninetieth Minute in the Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse.

CATCH ME, successful in the contest a year ago, can again do the business in the Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse’s rescheduled triple Grade 1 meeting this afternoon.

Edward O’Grady is considering switching Catch Me back to the smaller obstacles for the Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse on Sunday week.

Ninetieth Minute is set to test his mettle in Grade One company for the first time in the Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse on Sunday week.

The Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse is under consideration for Muirhead following his fantastic effort in defeat at Punchestown on Sunday.

Former Champion Hurdle winner Brave Inca appears none the worse after his first run in 18 months at Fairyhouse on Sunday.

Edward O’Grady heads to Fairyhouse on Sunday for a potentially lucrative afternoon with Catch Me set to start favourite for the Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle.

Colm Murphy reports former champion hurdler Brave Inca “as good as ever” ahead of his return from a lengthy absence in the Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse on Sunday.

WAR Of Attrition is set to run next in the John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase on December 7 after being taken out of Haydock’s Betfair Chase at the five-day stage.

Dessie Hughes is likely to decide in a week’s time whether Hardy Eustace will go for the Bar-One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse on November 30.

WILLIE MULLINS’ Our Ben got back on the winning trail when outstaying long-absent Afistfullofdollars in the Glen Chase at Thurles yesterday.

No extra entries have been received for the rescheduled Ballymore Properties Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse tomorrow.

Trainer Michael Halford insists Johnny Murtagh is “up to the challenge” of partnering Golden Cross in the Ballymore Properties Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse on Sunday.

SOLERINA could make a quick reappearance on the Flat at the Curragh on Sunday after returning unharmed from a fall at Tipperary.

BARACOUDA will try to provide racing fans with some early Christmas sparkle as he bids for a fourth success in the Telectronics Long Walk Hurdle at Windsor today.

DESSIE HUGHES reports Hardy Eustace to be back in top form but thinks the two-and-half-mile trip may well play to Solerina’s strengths, particularly as she is fit from racing, in the Giltspur Scientific Tara Hurdle at Navan tomorrow.

Reigning champion hurdler Hardy Eustace and Irish darling Solerina are set to clash in Sunday’s Giltspur Scientific Tara Hurdle at Navan.

Paul Carberry’s availability could determine the running plans for leading Smurfit Champion Hurdle hope Harchibald.