ROYAL County Star, trained by Tony Martin and ridden with typical confidence by Davy Russell, landed the featured Enhance Marketing Chase at Punchestown last night.

Royal County Star put up a polished performance to take a nice prize at Punchestown in the shape of the Enhance Marketing Chase this evening.

SIZING EUROPE made a successful start to his chasing career when outclassing his 17 rivals in the Evening Meetings At Punchestown Beginners Chase.

RUBY WALSH continued his phenomenal run of success when recording a superb four-timer at Wexford yesterday, brining his tally for the last seven racing days to an amazing 16 winners.

WELL, the moment of truth has finally arrived and at Down Royal today we will find out if Kauto Star is back to his best.

THYNE AGAIN should get his season off to a winning start in the Woodlands Park 100 Poplar Square Chase at Naas today.

KALDERON made it two from two over fences when capturing the Grade 3 Kilbegnet Novice Chase for Tom Hogan and Paul Carberry at Roscommon yesterday.

DREAMY GENT, partnered for the first time by very much in-form Barry Geraghty, can land the nap in the Kilbegnet EBF Novice Chase at Roscommon today.

Keys Pride benefited from a great Davy Russell ride which enabled her to walk away with the Dawn Milk Handicap Chase at Listowel.

JESSICA Harrington’s Quartino followed his narrow win in a novice race at Bellewstown, with a more clear-cut success in the featured Guinness Handicap Hurdle at Listowel yesterday.

Quartino gave Jessica Harrington and Barry Geraghty a valuable prize when running out a ready winner of the Guinness Handicap Hurdle, the feature race at Listowel.

THERE was a major shock at Thurles yesterday when 2-11 shot Catch Me trailed in fourth of five behind 25-1 outsider of the field, Sunshine Guest, in the Listed Horse and Jockey Hotel Hurdle.

Ruby Walsh returned to action unscathed when third to surprise winner Sunshine Guest in the Horse And Jockey Hotel Hurdle at Thurles.

POLAR CALL looks the bet of the weekend in the first division of the Rendez-vous Maiden Hurdle at Navan tomorrow.

CALL BEWLEYS will be hard to beat in the Summer Sundays @ Fairyhouse Maiden Hurdle at Fairyhouse this evening.

Clopf justified favouritism in the vcbet.com Hurdle at Punchestown yesterday, but had to work ever so hard under Barry Geraghty to land the wagers, writes Pat Keane.

THE early indications, after just four days of the flat season, are that Aidan O'Brien's horses may well be much further forward than the trainer believed.

THE dropped-in-class Holly Tree is the choice to win the Irish National Hunt Festival Novice Hurdle at Punchestown this afternoon.

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

LEMONFIELD is fancied to run his rivals silly in the Guillemene Maiden Hurdle at Tramore tomorrow.

JAZZ MESSENGER toyed with the opposition on the way to a smooth success in the Horse and Jockey Hotel Hurdle at Thurles yesterday, topping up a smashing afternoon for trainer, Noel Meade, highlighted by a breathtaking display from Aran Concerto at Navan.

CASEY JONES can outclass his rivals in the Gowran Park Racing Club Novice Hurdle at the Kilkenny track this afternoon.

MAC THREE produced a smashing performance to outclass the opposition in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase at a miserably wind and rain-swept Cork yesterday.

MUNSTER National hero Pearly Jack returned to the scene of the crime to take the ladbrokes.com Handicap Hurdle at Limerick yesterday.

DUAL Galway Plate winner Ansar trailed in sixth and last in the ladbrokes.com Hurdle at Killarney yesterday.

PUNTERS were left cursing their luck at Limerick last night after Turks Wood had fallen at the final flight in an incident-packed Holmes O'Malley Sexton Novice Hurdle.