THE classy Muirhead registered his first win over hurdles since landing the Grade 1 ‘Royal Bond’ at Fairyhouse in November 2007 when justifying 5/4 favouritism in the featured Ballinrobe Races 90th Anniversary Hurdle at the County Mayo track last night.

DAVID Casey oozed confidence as he guided uneasy favourite Sicilian Secret to a facile win in the Eamon Sheridan Plane Hire Novice Hurdle in Ballinrobe last night.

AN enterprising, front-running ride by Andrew McNamara enabled Fearnwood Girl land the featured Irish Stallion Farms Novice Hurdle at Sligo yesterday.

Rugby fans were raising a toast in Limerick today to a groundbreaking decision to lift a ban on Good Friday pub opening for a crucial match.

JOHNNY Murtagh made his trip to Roscommon worthwhile last night when partnering hot-pot Estephe to victory in the Ballygar Maiden.

TEENAGER Eddie Linehan registered his first racecourse success when getting Shanghai Star home a short-head winner of the Sligo Claiming Race at Sligo last night.

RUBY WALSH, who has spent a lot of the week on the ground, suffering several falls, left it all behind when guiding Euro Leader to success in the featured Denny Gold Medal Handicap Chase at Tralee yesterday.