Quevega completed back-to-back victories in the Ladbrokes.com World Series Hurdle at Punchestown with a narrow win over Mourad.

Super mare Quevega heads a field of 11 for the Ladbrokes.com World Series Hurdle at Punchestown tomorrow.

DERMOT WELD and Pat Smullen are the combination to follow at the first meeting of the year at Tipperary this evening.

Dunguib booked his ticket for the Stan James Champion Hurdle with victory on his reappearance in the Red Mills Trial Hurdle at Gowran.

Dunguib made a victorious seasonal bow as he proved the best of the three runners in the Red Mills Trial Hurdle at Gowran this afternoon.

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ROBERTO Goldback can continue the terrific run currently being enjoyed by Jessica Harrington and Robert Power by landing the Grade 2 Red Mills Chase at Gowran Park this afternoon.

I RATE Paul Nicholls’ The Minack the bet of the day in the Reynoldstown Chase at Ascot this afternoon.

Luska Lad will not run in Friday’s rearranged Galmoy Hurdle and will also skip Cheltenham, according to his trainer John Hanlon.

BIG BUCK’S and Mikael D’Haguenet are the standout name among 46 entries for the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival on March 17.

Big Buck’s is the standout name among 46 entries for the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival on March 17.

Hurricane Fly spearheads seven confirmations for Sunday’s BHP Insurances Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Luska Lad could set up a crack at Big Buck’s with a good run in the Galmoy Hurdle at Gowran on January 20.

THE conclusion to be drawn - following yesterday’s paddypower.com IPhone December Festival Hurdle at Leopardstown - is that whatever beats Hurricane Fly at Cheltenham will win the Champion Hurdle.

HURRICANE FLY heads 13 five-day entries for the Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse on Sunday.

Gimli's Rock put up a solid performance to outpoint his rivals in the WKD Core Hurdle at Down Royal and star in a near 420-1 treble for Jessica Harrington today.

CHINA ROCK justified strong market support when comprehensively getting the better of Sizing Europe in the Star ‘Best For Racing Coverage’ Chase at Punchestown.

I was absolutely thrilled with No One Tells Me’s run in the Galway Hurdle on Thursday. She really ran an absolute cracker to be fifth in what I think was a great race.

Nicky Henderson’s General Miller will look to follow up his Aintree victory in tomorrow’s Evening Herald Champion Novice Hurdle at the Punchestown Festival.

JADANLI provided Co Galway trainer Paul Gilligan and jockey Andrew Lynch with further big-race success when proving a 25/1 shocker in the Grade 1 Powers Gold Cup at Fairyhouse yesterday.

AT WELL over six foot, Andrew McNamara cuts a disproportionate figure for a National Hunt jockey. You get used to seeing the more, let’s say, compact jockeys coming and going from the weighroom, but the sight of McNamara emerging into the parade ring alongside his colleagues – literally head and shoulders above them – is a strange one.

Big Zeb’s Champion Chase aspirations were realigned courtesy of a highly impressive performance at Punchestown.

LUSKA LAD remains the nap choice in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Irish Racing Writers’ Novice Hurdle at Naas today, a meeting recheduled from last Saturday.

FINALLY, we look set to see some action, with Naas the focus of attention this afternoon.

ALAIVAN is a best-priced 8/1 favourite for the JCB Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham in the wake of his impressive hurdle debut victory at Gowran Park yesterday.

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THE KINGS SWORD, trained by former Kilkenny hurler, Kieran Purcell, can land the nap in the 20-runner Christmas Vouchers Maiden Hurdle at Gowran Park this afternoon.

THE colourful Oliver Brady might well light up Naas this afternoon.

VOLER La Vedette gets the nap to land a cracking five-runner Grade 3 WKD Core Hurdle at Down Royal this afternoon.

John Hanlon has given his dual bumper winner Western Leader as one who could rise to the top of the tree during the winter months.