I’m hoping to win my third Galway Plate this afternoon aboard Terminal for Willie Mullins.

The horses have run very well in the past week with two winners, three placed and three fourth out of 12 runners. Of the rest, only two ran any way disappointingly.

Willie Mullins’ Arvika Ligeonniere, so impressive in the Drinmore at Fairyhouse previously, added to that success in the Grade 1 Racing Post Novice Chase at Leopardstown yesterday, but you would have to say was less than impressive.

Arvika Ligeonniere has secured his second consecutive Grade One prize with another fine front-running display in the Racing Post Novice Chase at Leopardstown.

Jacksonslady is the nap choice in the Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap on the all-weather this evening.

Kauto Stone made a successful seasonal bow as he landed the Grade One JNwine.com Champion Chase at Down Royal.

Our Girl Lucy might be capable of opening her account over fences — at the second attempt — in the Centenary Celebrations Beginners Chase in Tramore today.

Veteran Captain Cee Bee turned over odds-on favourite Rebel Fitz in the Grade 3 Friends Of Tipperary Hurdle in Tipperary yesterday.

Tom Cooper’s Our Girl Lucy can get off the mark over fences in the Strandhill Mares’ Beginners Chase at Sligo this afternoon, should the meeting survive an 8.00am inspection.

The Dermot Weld-trained Diplomat popped up at 10-1 in the www.thetote.com Kingdom Gold Cup at Killarney last night.

Go All The Way can do just that by landing the Ross Golf Course Novice Chase at Killarney this evening, should the meeting survive an 8am inspection.

Oliver McKiernan continued his terrific run when saddling Any Bets to land the featured Kevin Broderick Memorial Handicap Chase at Listowel yesterday.

Back from a winter sojourn in Dubai, Moran Gra and Banna Boirche fought out the finish to the Hibernia Steel Ltd. Race at Dundalk last night, victory going to Joanna Morgan’s charge under a strong ride by apprentice Ronan Whelan.

Jacksonslady, trained by Philip Dempsey, is the hopeful nap choice in the Xerox (Europe) Limited Maiden at Dundalk tonight.

JACKSONSLADY, trained and partly-owned by Philip Dempsey, proved best in the listed Grabel Mares Hurdle on the opening day of Punchestown’s winter season.

WINS NOW, far from reliable, is the nap choice in the Westmeath Hurdle, on a typically low-grade programme at Kilbeggan this evening.

On an evening when Barry Geraghty completed a superb treble in the opening three races, it was Conor O’Dwyer who earned the plaudits when guiding the Jessica Harrington trained Bullock Harbour to a convincing victory in the ‘Legends’ race, the Foleys Antiques Supple Arkle Statue Maiden.

REGAL Ambition, trained by Charlie Swan for his father-in-law Timmy Hyde, held off the late challenge of Cootamundra to land the featured Leo Dolan Memorial Handicap Hurdle at Roscommon last night.

GOING descriptions in Ireland have long been a major bone of contention, but the topic reached a new low at Limerick last night.

AMATEUR Kevin Power was suspended for fourteen days following his ride on runner-up Optimum Force in the Conyngham Cup at Punchestown last evening.