Miss North Light might be worth waiting for in today’s bumper in Tramore.

An enterprising, front-running ride by Brian Cawley saw the versatile Rodriguez land the featured Leo Dolan Memorial Handicap Hurdle at Roscommon last night.

Willie Mullins’ Killer Crow is fancied to land an intriguing Bumper at Cork this afternoon.

Rupert Lamb, who owes plenty of punters a pay day, can get it right in the Boylesports’ Rated Chase at Thurles this afternoon.

The French-bred Upsie notched her fourth win from six starts since joining Willie Mullins when beating stable-companion Urticaire in the punchestown.com Mares Hurdle in Punchestown yesterday.

Following an enforced 20-day break due to the inclement weather conditions, point-to-point racing returned to the Cork and Waterford region on Saturday as the rescheduled Tallow meeting (run under the auspices of the West Waterford Foxhounds) took place at Shanakill Cross outside Conna.

Bryan Cooper rode his first ever winner for Willie Mullins when guiding Gigginstown House Stud’s Don Poli to victory in the INH Stallion Owners’ EBF Maiden Hurdle at Thurles yesterday.

Off the track since April, Boston Bob returned in triumph to justify 8/11 favouritism in the Follow Punchestown On Facebook Hurdle at Punchestown, sparking a New Year’s Eve double for Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh.

Twenty-one-year-old Maxine O’Sullivan rode her first winner over fences with a highly competent display aboard Pals Leg, trained by her father, Eugene, in the Follow Us On Facebook Beginners Chase at Tramore yesterday.

Michael Winters continued his splendid run when Jansboy landed the Join The Tipperary Supporters’ Club 2014 Maiden Hurdle at Tipperary yesterday.

On her first ride on the unique track, Jane Mangan partnered he Peter Fahey-trained mare Saratoga Baby to an emphatic win in the Marquees Nationwide Amateur Handicap at sunny Laytown yesterday.

The Aidan O’Brien-trained Indian Maharaja confirmed the promise of his impressive debut success at Gowran Park when justifying 30/100 favouritism in the listed Coolmore Canford Cliffs 2-Y-0 Stakes in Tipperary last night.

Henry de Bromhead’s Sizing Italy proved far too good for Steps To Freedom in the Irish Examiner Beginners Chase at Killarney least night.

Fleur De Nuit, trained in Galway by John Bleahen, turned over Aidan O’Brien’s hot pot, Marchese Marconi, in the Croome House Stud Handicap at Listowel yesterday.

Tarla notched her second win over fences when making all to justify 4/6 favouritism in the Irish Stallion Farms Mares Chase in Limerick yesterday.

On a day when Cheltenham and Aintree hero Bryan Cooper was removed to hospital in Belfast with a broken leg after a fall from Tepalo in the beginners chase, Gordon Elliott took the honours with a double on Bank Holiday Monday in Down Royal.

Ladbrokes — and some of their pals — have to be taking the pee, if you will excuse my French.

Hurricane Fly is impossible to oppose, as he seeks four in-a-row in the Grade 1 Rabobank Champion Hurdle at Punchestown tonight.

Willie Mullins Cheltenham Gold Cup dream is alive and kicking, following the game success of Sir Des Champs in the Bet Online With The Tote.com Gold Cup at Punchestown last night.

After Akorakor had won the Racing Post Champion Point-To-Point Bumper for Gigginstown House Stud his trainer, Gordon Elliott, revealed that he won’t be training him next season.

Barry Geraghty had retreated indoors cradling a hot cuppa and reflecting on his Gold Cup success on board Bob’s Worth when another reminder of National Hunt’s innate danger played itself out a few feet to his left.

What another fantastic day of racing at Cheltenham, bringing to an end another magnificent festival.

Your heart had to go out to Jane Mangan, after she had victory dragged from her grasp in the Foxhunters yesterday.

THE Diary is used to screaming girls as he walks through the streets (ahem), but even this correspondent knew something was up as a posse of women shrieked uncontrollably as he walked past the Arkle bar.

Mouse Morris’ Rathlin sprang a 16-1 shock when turning over hot-pot Unika La Reconce in the Munster Hurdle at Clonmel yesterday.

Roi Du Mee led a treble for owners Gigginstown House Stud at Navan when supplementing two wins over fences with a neat victory over the smaller obstacles in the Proudstown Handicap Hurdle.

Hurricane Fly landed a twelfth Grade 1 success and crowned a great day for Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh when winning the Dobbins & Madigans Morgiana Hurdle in Punchestown yesterday.

Jane Mangan continued her rapid rise up the ladder with another highly competent display aboard top weight Don’t Tell Pa in the Limerick Racecourse Handicap Hurdle at Limerick yesterday.

Deal Done, the best backed horse in the contest, continued the terrific run of Bryan Cooper and Dessie Hughes when landing the Wilderness Chase at Clonmel yesterday.

This week confirmed something that has been nagging one for a while — it is actually easier to show a profit at Cheltenham than Galway.

Out Now gets the nod to land a typically wide-open www.thetote.com Galway Plate at Ballybrit today.

“Mr Weld’s horses are flying, he’d win with a donkey this week,” joked Jane Mangan, after she had guided Rosewell House’s Midnight Music to victory in the Carlton Hotel Handicap at Galway last night.

Off the track since finishing unplaced in the Munster National last October, Casey Top captured the featured McSweeney Arms Hotel Handicap Chase in Killarney yesterday.

Patience should be rewarded by the Tom Mullins-trained mare Elsie in tonight’s bumper in Killarney, the Killarney Racegoers Ladies Flat Race.

Bob Lingo continued the tremendous run of owner JP McManus when bagging the €75,000 Dan Moore Memorial Handicap Chase on the final day of the Easter Festival at Fairyhouse.

Come the end of the month and the last day of Punchestown, Davy Russell will surely be crowned champion jockey for the first time in his career.

DAVY RUSSELL can surely now be described as champion jockey-elect, following a splendid double at Thurles yesterday.

Barry Geraghty is riding like a man inspired at the moment and, hopefully, he can work his magic aboard Adams Island in the Irish Jockeys’ Association Hurdle at Thurles this evening.

ON a day when Hurricane Fly’s seasonal debut was postponed, probably until Christmas, Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh registered trebles at Fairyhouse.

THE Irish look dominant in the first at Cheltenham today.

THE best wine was left until last at yesterday’s well-attended Cork meeting when 17-year-old Jane Mangan partnered her first winner on the racetrack aboard her trainer father Jimmy’s Jamie’s Darling in the Cork & Waterford Mares’ Point-To-Point Flat Race.