A trip to Galway is planned for Construct following his all-the-way hurdle debut success in the Tony Patterson Sports ground Maiden Hurdle in Downpatrick yesterday.

A tough and consistent mare, Surrounding made her breakthrough at Group 3 level when landing the Brownstown Stakes for Michael Halford, Ronan Whelan, and the Newell family at Fairyhouse yesterday.

Gordon Elliott has confirmed riding plans for all 13 of his intended Randox Health Grand National runners.

Funny sort of week. Great week for Willie and a brilliant week for Paul Townend, but it was a funny week for me.

It’s hard to recall a more open Cheltenham Gold Cup than the one that will unfold before our eyes at 3.30pm this afternoon. Of the 16 set to go to post in the Magners-sponsored Cheltenham Festival highlight, only four can be dismissed with real confidence – it really is that open.

The first victory of day two of this year’s Cheltenham Festival came early. Very early.

Low Sun sprang a major surprise in the €100,000 RYBO Handicap Hurdle in Fairyhouse yesterday, giving 7lbs claimer Katie O’Farrell the biggest win of her career and the first leg of a magnificent double.

There are moments when you are compelled to sit up and take note.

In preparation for the start of the winter National Hunt season in Cork, Cork Racecourse Mallow are holding a free preview evening ‘A Celebration of Cork Racing’.

There’s a top and a bottom in every sport, and to suggest the top is killing the bottom in jump racing is, in my opinion, off the mark, writes Ruby Walsh.

Barry Geraghty admits "it's a tricky one" as he ponders between More Of That and Cause Of Causes as his mount in the Randox Health Grand National at Aintree on Saturday.

I’m sure the majority of wallets were thin after Douvan’s collapse, writes Anthony Daly.

Robbie Power is confident the Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup trip is within Sizing John’s compass.

Willie Mullins brought his tally to 10 winners in a week when sharing a double with Ruby Walsh in Wexford yesterday.

Gordon Elliott completed a treble with Tell us More, De Plotting Shed and Brelade in Naas to round off a remarkable weekend, adding to his six winners at the two-day Down Royal festival and a double in Cork yesterday.

Just one meeting in Ireland today, and Clongowes, who contests the Coolmore Most Improved Maiden in Mallow, gets the nap.

Road To Riches is likely to bid for a second success in the JNwine.com Champion Chase after pleasing connections at Gowran Park on Saturday.

The first session of the two-day Kinsale point-to-point meeting took place at a sun-drenched Farrangalway on Saturday evening and Ciaran Fennessy increased his advantage to four over the absent Derek O’Connor in the southern riders’ championship by partnering a two-timer to bring his tally in the region to 23.

Rebel Cry followed-up on his win at Thurles in March as he got the better of Sir Abbot in the myITdepartment.ie Handicap Chase at Roscommon last night.

On expected testing conditions at Roscommon this evening, Blood Crazed Tiger can get off the mark in race five.

There were eight races at yesterday’s well-attended Dawstown point-to-point fixture, run under the auspices of the Muskerry Foxhounds, at Birch Hill outside Grenagh and Cloneen Choice showed abundant reserves of stamina to record his third success of the season in the winners of two.

The second Bree Hunt point-to-point meeting within a week took place at Monksgrange in Co Wexford on Saturday and there were doubles for Jamie Codd and Barry O’Neill, who look set to dominate this season’s riders’ championship.

Bonny Kate enhanced her Irish Grand National claims as she made every yard of the running to land the Grade Two 8/1 Willie Mullins To Train A Cheltenham Winner At Coral.ie EBF Mares Novice Chase at Limerick.

Derek O’Connor consolidated his advantage at the head of the point-to-point riders’ table by partnering a three-timer at yesterday’s well-attended Carbery Hunt point-to-point meeting at Bandon.

Teenage sensation Jack Kennedy, who has not yet turned seventeen, registered his first wins as a 3lb. claimer when completing a hard-earned double on Steamboat Bill and Finea in Down Royal yesterday.

Each passing festival provides a window into the burgeoning talents of trainer Gordon Elliott, and the Co Meath handler capped another fine week by taking the Grade 1 Neville Hotels Novice Chase with top-class prospect No More Heroes.

Gordon Elliott, enjoying a tremendous run, struck again when saddling a double with Moonmeister and Fort Smith in Downpatrick yesterday.

Remember the name Double Island.

The ‘Shark’ Hanlon-trained Luska Lad rolled back the years by destroying the opposition in the four-mile open at the opening session of the Kinsale point-to-point festival at a wet Farrangalway on Saturday evening.

The coveted Gain Mares’ Final occupied centre stage at yesterday’s well-attended Ballynoe point-to-point fixture, staged under the auspices of the United Hunt at Garryane, Killavorilla and Kilclare.