HIGHLIGHT of the weekend in Ireland is the Grade 2 boylesports.com Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown tomorrow, which promises a decent contest between Big Zeb, Sizing Europe and Golden Silver.

I’LL be mildly disappointed if the appropriately named Rock On Ruby doesn’t deliver for Paul Nicholls in the Grade 2 novice hurdle at Cheltenham today, should the meeting pass an inspection.

WILLIE MULLINS has yet to make any hard and fast plans for his stable stars’ return to the race course but reports most of them to be in fine fettle as the National Hunt season kicks into gear.

THE famous Gigginstown House Stud colours were carried to success by yet another of their promising young horses, Stonemaster, in the Meteor Mobile Novice Hurdle at Limerick yesterday.

LIBANO should prove tough to beat in the Group 3 www.thetote.com Gladness Stakes at the Curragh tomorrow.

LISS Na Tintri, so unlucky last time, can redress the balance in the Munster Supporters’ Club Mares Maiden Hurdle at Limerick this afternoon.

I have seven rides for the weekend and the hope is to walk out of Limerick tomorrow unscathed and fit and raring to go for the biggest four days of the season at Cheltenham.

WHINSTONE BOY added to his considerable gains in the Thyestes Chase at Gowran Park two weeks earlier, with another terrific display in the Kilcash Chase at Clonmel yesterday.

THE Willie Austin-trained Four Chimneys proved his liking for Limerick when powering home a seven lengths winner of the Patrickswell Community Council Handicap Hurdle yesterday.

DOWNPATRICK today is subject to a 7.30am inspection, due to the threat of frost, and if the meeting does go west we certainly won’t be losing any sleep.