Hi Cloy will tackle stablemate Beef Or Salmon when he steps up to three miles to bid for his fourth Group One prize of the season in the Guinness Gold Cup at Punchestown later this month.

RUBY WALSH can strike a major blow in his quest to be champion jockey by landing a double at Tramore tomorrow with Natural Storm and Macs Flamingo.

Hi Cloy took his third Grade One prize of the season when leading home an Irish-trained one-two-three in the John Smith’s Melling Chase at Aintree.

Cheltenham specialist Fondmort and Irish raider War Of Attrition top 54 entries for the Ryanair Chase at next month’s Festival meeting.

Accordion Etoile could put his Irish Independent Arkle Trophy credentials on the line in the Byrne Group Plc Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown on Sunday.

Moscow Flyer faces just four rivals as he aims to return to winning ways in the Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown tomorrow.

MOSCOW FLYER heads a classy 11-strong entry for the Paddy Power Dial-a-Bet Chase at the Leopardstown festival on December 27.

Central House claimed the scalp of Rathgar Beau with a bold front-running display in the Grade Two O’Connell Warehousing Hilly Way Chase at Cork.

Rathgar Beau will bid to make amends for missing last week’s Tingle Creek Chase when he lines up for the O’Connell Warehousing Hilly Way Chase at Cork on Sunday.

Pat Fahy believes Mariah Rollins can “run a big race” in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham on Saturday.

Beef Or Salmon will face seven rivals as he attempts to become the first horse to complete back-to-back victories in the James Nicholson Wine Merchant Champion Chase at Down Royal.

RUBY WALSH makes a swift return from an elbow injury at Galway this afternoon and is fancied to team up successfully with Southern Vic, trained by his father, Ted, in the W B Galvin and Co EBF Beginners Chase.

THE exciting Euro Leader faces easily his biggest test to date in Sunday's €100,000 Anglo Irish Bank Munster National Handicap Chase at Limerick.

Lord Sam is set to return after over nine months off the track in the Anglo Irish Bank Munster National at Limerick on Sunday.

EDDIE HALES, based at Dundrum, Co Tipperary and one of the more colourful characters in the game, enjoyed a welcome turn when Public Reaction sprang a 16-1 surprise in the two mile October Race at Thurles yesterday.

War Of Attrition heads a field of 19 runners for tomorrow’s Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy at Cheltenham.

JESSICA HARRINGTON has moved to scotch rumours that Macs Joy has suffered a setback and will miss the Smurfit Champion Hurdle.

LIKE-A-BUTTERFLY, Christy Roche’s big Arkle Trophy hope, will miss the Grade Two Flyingbolt ’Chase at Navan on Sunday.

FEATURE event at Leopardstown tomorrow is the Pierse Hurdle, where only a super optimist could be in any confident about finding the winner.

CHRISTY ROCHE believes he has found a reason for Like-A-Butterfly’s poor performance at Leopardstown last Sunday.

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.

Tom O’Leary has pencilled in Newmill for his eagerly-awaited chasing debut at Naas on Saturday as long as he has not been affected by a bout of coughing in the yard.

THE Down Royal executive will be thrilled with the response to their programme this afternoon, with top class horses such as Brave Inca, Macs Joy, Total Enjoyment and Mariah Rollins on show.

ROOSTER BOOSTER is in "tip-top shape" for his bid to complete back-to-back victories in the Smurfit Champion Hurdle on today's opening day of the Cheltenham Festival.

TOP jockey Ruby Walsh heads a cast of leading racing personalities for the Cashmans Bookmakers/Inch Point-To-Point Cheltenham Preview at the Rochestown Park Hotel in Cork tomorrow night, starting at 8pm.

EIGHT horses remain in Sunday’s Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown, headed by last year’s winner, Beef Or Salmon.

A record number of 125 horses have been entered for the JCB Triumph Hurdle on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival on March 18.

World Wide Web rewarded leading owner JP McManus and trainer Jonjo O’Neill for a change of plans with victory in the Paddy Power Handicap Chase at Leopardstown.

World Wide Web rewarded leading owner JP McManus and trainer Jonjo O’Neill for a change of plans with victory in the Paddy Power Handicap Chase at Leopardstown this afternoon.

Newmill benefited from an enterprising ride from Garret Cotter to record a memorable success in the Boylesports Royal Bond Novice Hurdle at Fairyhouse today.

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.