COOLDINE, Ireland’s principal hope for next year’s Cheltenham Gold Cup, can continue his relentless climb up the ladder in the boylesports.com Champion Novice Chase at the opening stage of the Punchestown Festival this evening.

Master Minded will be the star of the opening day of the Punchestown Festival as jump racing’s outstanding two-miler faces just five rivals in the Kerrygold Champion Chase.

HURRICANE Fly will be sorely missed if he does not make it to Cheltenham, should Go Native’s ready victory at Naas be anything to go by.

TEN FIRES is the nap choice to beat 24 rivals in the Early Bird Discounted Tickets For Easter Maiden Hurdle at Fairyhouse this afternoon.

Mikael D’Haguenet is not a definite runner at the Cheltenham Festival – despite maintaining his unbeaten record over hurdles at Punchestown.

I AM more than hopeful Celestial Halo can give his Champion Hurdle prospects a big boost by winning at Sandown this afternoon.

Big Zeb bids to further enhance his claims for the Cheltenham Festival when he lines-up in Sunday’s Amazing Thailand Chase at Punchestown.

Mansony got back to winning ways for Davy Russell and Arthur Moore in the rearranged Normans Grove Chase at Fairyhouse.

Willie Mullins is on something of a learning curve with Scotsirish ahead of his run in the Grade Two Normans Grove Chase at Fairyhouse on Sunday.

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Mansony is likely to bid for back-to-back victories in the Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase following his recent run at Punchestown.

Davy Russell believes there is no pressure on him as he bids to extend his 100% record to three on War Of Attrition in the John Durkan Memorial Chase at Punchestown on Sunday.

Trainer Noel Meade rattled off a superb 64-1 four-timer at Navan, his local track, thanks to wins from Pandorama, Watson Lake, Aran Concerto and Across The Bay.

Dual Grade One winner Mansony makes his seasonal reappearance in the Ladbrokes.com Fortria Chase at Navan on Sunday.

RAIDERS from Ireland and Britain had mixed fortunes at Auteuil yesterday.

WISHWILLOW Lord, with two solid efforts of late under his belt, is napped to win the Go Racing In Kildare Chase at Punchestown this evening.

TWIST MAGIC, so disappointing at Cheltenham, came back to something approaching his best when landing the Kerrygold Champion Chase at Punchestown yesterday.

Ruby Walsh moved ever closer to the Irish jump jockeys’ title with victory on Twist Magic in the Kerrygold Champion Chase at Punchestown.

Twist Magic and Natal have given Paul Nicholls a one-two in the Kerrygold Champion Chase.

This year's five day Punchestown Festival gets underway at the Co Kildare racecourse later today.

Paul Nicholls is hoping the faster surface at Punchestown will enable Twist Magic to return to his best in the Kerrygold Champion Chase on the opening day of the Festival meeting.

Kazal and Don’t Be Bitin will have Grade One targets at Punchestown as they spearhead a strong Eoin Griffin raid on the upcoming Festival.

THIS is a Cheltenham which, unfortunately, looks set to emphasise the dearth of talent among our Irish chasers.

ARTHUR Moore is expecting a bold show from Mansony in the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham next week.

THE €100,000 Ellen Construction Thyestes Chase is the feature at Gowran Park today, but for the thousands set to flock to the track and those watching on television, assuming the meeting passes an 8am inspection this morning, the real attraction will be the return to action of former Cheltenham Gold Cup hero, Kicking King, in the Normans Grove Chase.

TWO years ago Irish steeplechasing was on a massive high, after War Of Attrition, Hedgehunter and Forget The Past had filled the first three places in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Twist Magic floundered in the testing ground and suffered a shock reverse at the hands of front-running Tamarinbleu in the Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot.

PAUL Nicholls has red-hot favourite Twist Magic “in seriously good order” for the Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot today.

Paul Nicholls has red-hot favourite Twist Magic “in seriously good order” for the Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot tomorrow.

ONE Cool Cookie is the choice to land a fascinating eight-runner Grade 2 MacLochlainn Road Markings Ltd Kinloch Brae Chase at Thurles this afternoon.

Smart Irish chaser In Compliance has been ruled out of Thursday’s MacLochlainn Road Markings Ltd Kinloch Brae Chase at Thurles and faces a spell on the sidelines after picking up an injury.

TWIST MAGIC heads 15 entries for the Grade One Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot on January 19.

Twist Magic heads 15 entries for the Grade One Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot on January 19.

THE rapidly improving Arthur Moore-trained Mansony continued his surge to the top when landing the Grade 1 Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown yesterday.

RUBY WALSH, fresh from a spectacular return to the winner’s enclosure aboard Kauto Star at Kempton on St Stephen’s Day, can guide Denman to victory in the Grade 1 Lexus Chase at Leopardstown this afternoon.

Joint favourite Mansony hung on after the last to deny Nickname back-to-back victories in the Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase today at Leopardstown.

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CORK All Star, so unlucky at Fairyhouse last time, can set the record straight in the Grade 2 paddypower.com Future Champions Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown this afternoon.

Nickname finally makes his seasonal reappearance in the Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown tomorrow.

Arthur Moore is keen for Mansony to have a crack at Nickname in the Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown on December 27.

The mighty Denman might not have everything his own way in the Lexus Chase later in the month as 2006 winner The Listener showed his well-being ahead of a repeat bid with an emphatic success at Punchestown.

The Listener put up an exemplary performance to run out an emphatic winner of the John Durkan Memorial Chase at Punchestown.

Hedgehunter begins his journey for a fifth attempt at the John Smith’s Grand National by making his seasonal debut at Punchestown on Saturday.

Paul Nicholls has revealed that it is highly unlikely that Kauto Star will bid for a third win in the paddypower.com Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown on Saturday.