PACOLET, given a tremendous drive by Danny Grant, repeated his success in the contest a year ago when sweeping through late to take the Sporting Press Tipperary Perpetual Cup Handicap at Clonmel last night.

RUBY WALSH became the first jockey in history to ride the winner of the Guinness Kerry National three years in-a-row when guiding Bothar Na to a smooth success in the traditional feature of the Listowel Festival yesterday.

THE admirably consistent Cobham can enjoy a third success in the Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Bumper at Tipperary tomorrow.

Thierry Doumen is hoping Foreman will show enough at Lingfield tomorrow to merit a place at the Cheltenham Festival.

Arteea enjoyed a bloodless victory in the Tote Exacta Ballybrit Novice Chase at Galway.

DON’T BE BITIN, winner of a bit pot over hurdles at Listowel recently, followed up last year’s victory in the Derrinstown Stud apprentice handicap at Roscommon yesterday.

PAT VERLING produced Berkley cherry-ripe after a long, tough season to land the featured Killarney 250 Handicap Chase as another good crowd turned out in the sunshine at the Kerry track yesterday evening.

MOSCOW FLYER muddied the waters of the Queen Mother Champion Chase betting further at Punchestown yesterday with a spring-heeled, if slightly workmanlike display in the Byrne Group Plc Tied Cottage Chase.

Moscow Flyer muddied the waters of the Queen Mother Champion Chase betting further at Punchestown this afternoon with a spring-heeled, if slightly workmanlike display in the Byrne Group Plc Tied Cottage Chase.

Supreme Peace saw out the trip best to land the opening race at Punchestown this afternoon, the Event Power Handicap Hurdle.

LIKE-A-BUTTERFLY is fancied to provide the solution to the featured Grade One Durkan New Homes Novice ’Chase at Leopardstown on St Stephen’s Day.

BEEF OR SALMON, in many ways the great nearly horse of Irish racing, has to finally stand and deliver in next Tuesday’s Lexus ’Chase at Leopardstown!

MOSCOW FLYER appears to have scared off most of his rivals as he faces a maximum of five challengers in the Paddy Power Dial-a-Bet Chase at Leopardstown next Monday.

FOR the third time in as many runs over fences, Dusty Sheehy’s Kahuna failed to deliver for punters at Thurles yesterday.

DUSTY SHEEHY, who watched in horror at Clonmel a week earlier as his clear leader Kahuna fell at the final fence, left the Tipperary track in far better form last night, after the trainer’s Rathgar Beau landed the valuable Clonmel Oil ’Chase.

WILLIE MULLINS’ Major Vernon duly outclassed his rivals in the first division of the Cashel Maiden Hurdle at Clonmel yesterday, giving the impression there was plenty in the locker.

THE National Hunt season in Ireland has made a smashing start and Clonmel this afternoon keeps the trend going, housing a decent programme.

TRAINER Noel Meade dominated yesterday’s action at Roscommon when recording an over 276/1 treble, thanks to the exploits of Always, Mullacash and Guantama Bay.

NATIVE SCOUT, fourth behind Isio and Azertyuiop in the recent Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot, returned to winning form when justifying favouritism in the Grade 3 Byrne Group Plc Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown yesterday.

BALLYAMBER should find the opposition to his liking in the Donaghmore Beginners Chase at Fairyhouse this afternoon.

CASHMANS, of the layers on site, were the least impressed with Beef Or Salmon’s satisfactory performance in winning the John Durkan Memorial ’Chase at Punchestown yesterday.

NOEL MEADE’S Dizzy’s Dream can make a successful debut over jumps in the INH Stallion Owners’ EBF Novice Hurdle at Punchestown this afternoon.

RATHGAR BEAU, back on his favourite track, totally outclassed his rivals to land the Holycross Novice ’Chase at Thurles yesterday. He survived a very scary moment at the final fence, however, when well clear.

TIMMY MURPHY, fresh from a brilliant victory aboard Beef Or Salmon in the Ericsson at Leopardstown on Saturday, kept his tremendous run going when partnering Rathgar Beau to a cantering win in the Prestige Driveways Beginners ’Chase at Limerick yesterday.