Trainer Stuart Crawford made the long journey from his Co Antrim stable worthwhile when taking the featured Imperial Call Chase with Fine Rightly at an extremely busy Mallow racecourse yesterday afternoon.

Willie Mullins sends a small-but-select team to Clonmel this afternoon, and the Closutton trainer should return with two, if not three, winners from his three runners. Arguably the most interesting of the triumvirate is Yorkhill, who makes his hurdling debut in the finale.

Perfect Woman produced a typically game performance to complete her four-timer in the Ballagh Mares’ Handicap Hurdle at Thurles.

Trainer Pat Fahy topped and tailed yesterday’s meeting at Clonmel with the victories for Eyes Of A Tiger and Ten Times Better, while their respective riders, Ruby and Katie Walsh, helped record a memorable day for the Walsh family as their father, Ted, was also on the mark, with Old Castletown.

Mark Walsh proved the hero on Student Day in Sligo, completing a magnificent 33/1 treble on Pretty Woman, Badgerfort and Shantou Flyer.

Ballinrobe hosts an eight-race programme this afternoon, and Ballychorus can continue her good run by taking the Eamon Sheridan Plant Hire & Groundworks Chase for Mags Mullins.

“We’ll leave Kerry happy now,” said in-form trainer Willie McCreery, following the victory of Fact Or Folklore in the featured Guinness Premier Handicap on day four of the Listowel Festival.

Rachael Blackmore recorded her first success as a professional when getting 11-2 chance Most Honourable home in front by the narrowest of margins in the Woodrooff Handicap Hurdle last night at Clonmel track.

Black Label landed the €30,000 E.P.S. Handicap Hurdle, feature of last night’s Ballinrobe card for trainer Ado McGuinness and 7lb. claimer Jonathan Moore.

Galway Plate-winning jockey Jonathan Burke teamed up with larger-than-life character Mick Winters to secure a very popular success aboard TheosWell in the Attheraces Handicap Hurdle yesterday afternoon at Cork racecourse.

Trainer Mick Winters believes Rebel Fitz could “surprise a few people” if turning out in one of the major events at next week’s Galway Festival.

Erlkonig benefited from a patient and well-executed ride from Danny Mullins when causing a 16-1 upset in the Bunkers Bar and Restaurant Killorglin Handicap Hurdle on day three at Killarney.

I’ll Be Your Clown swooped late under a determined Chris Hayes to deny favourite Unsinkable in the €100,000 Irish Stallion Farms Nasrullah Handicap in Navan last night.

Theos Well will be strongly fancied to open his account over hurdles in the Great Value Social Packages Maiden Hurdle in Cork tonight.

The Charles Byrnes-trained Arnaud turned over odds-on favourite The Game Changer, also in the colours of Gigginstown House Stud, in the featured Stena Line Horizon Chase in Wexford last night.

The in foal Oceania Queen, trained by Pat Martin for his mother-in-law Nuala Brennan, captured the €22,500 Vaughanshoes.ie European Breeders Fund Fillies Handicap, feature of last night’s action in Ballinrobe.

Tempo Mac will be strongly fancied to continue Gordon Elliott’s rich vein of form in the Family Fun Evening At Clonmel Races Handicap Hurdle in Clonmel this evening.

Just a week after registering his first racecourse success on Funny How in Cork, teenager Jack Kennedy hit the headlines with a double, on Eshtiaal and Mutadrik, for Gordon Elliott in Down Royal last night.

Having ended last season with 50 domestic winners to his credit, Bryan Cooper has started the new campaign in good form and doubled-up on board Horendus Hulabaloo in Tipperary last night.

King Of Aragon and Washington DC might double-up for Aidan and Joseph O’Brien in this evening’s mixed card in Tipperary.

Rebel Fitz might not be seen in competitive action until the Punchestown Festival in the spring as he continues to recover from a recent setback.

The Charlie Swan-trained Make A Track made all under Brian Cawley to turn over even money favourite Noble Endeavor in the Clonmel Rated Hurdle at Clonmel yesterday.

Big Break atoned for an odds-on reverse in last year’s Coolmore Stud Home Of Champions Concorde Stakes when making no mistake this time in the Group Three event at Tipperary yesterday.

Mick Winters reports Rebel Fitz to be A1 following his triumphant return from injury at Listowel on Saturday.

Mick Winters hopes Grade One-winning chaser Rebel Fitz has retained all of his old verve when he returns to action at Listowel today.

Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise had added more than a touch of glamour when appearing to present the prize for the Magnolia Cup charity race but trainer Mick Winters brought something entirely different to the occasion at Glorious Goodwood yesterday.

Mick Winters is keeping his fingers crossed for some ease in the ground at Glorious Goodwood as Missunited aims to get back on the winning trail in Thursday’s Sterling Insurance Lillie Langtry Stakes.

Dual Galway Festival winner Rebel Fitz is likely to miss this year’s meeting after suffering a minor setback.

Mick Winters will leave it up to Missunited’s owner to decide whether to let the admirable mare defend her Galway Hurdle crown after going so close to Gold Cup glory at Royal Ascot.

Although the Aidan O’Brien stable is yet to get on the scoreboard at this week’s Royal Ascot meeting, Magician, Verrazano and Giovanni Boldini, amongst others, have provided enough evidence to suggest Ballydoyle’s raiding party is in pretty good shape.

Mick Winters has his fingers crossed for good weather ahead of Rebel Fitz’s challenge for the Powers Gold Cup at Fairyhouse on April 20.

Hurricane Fly is among the six in contention for the Horse of the Year award after the nominees for the 11th annual Horse Racing Ireland Awards were announced yesterday.

Missunited has been given the green light to contest the Prix Royal-Oak at Longchamp on Sunday week.

Missunited could be set for a winter break after running another fantastic race in defeat at the Curragh on Sunday, with trainer Mick Winters looking forward to a possible clash with Quevega at Cheltenham in March.

Johnny Murtagh plans to give Royal Diamond a workout over the weekend before making a final decision as to whether he makes the trip to Australia for the Emirates Melbourne Cup.

Cork claimed the throne as the new Kings of Ballybrit as the Mick Winters-trained Missunited romped home to make it back-to back Galway Hurdles for the rebel county.

Twelve months on from Rebel Fitz’s Guinness Galway Hurdle victory, Mick Winters shoots for glory once again with Missunited at the Ballybrit track.

Andrew Lynch completed a superb treble in Clonmel last night, winning the divisions of the Team Tipperary GAA Race Evening Maiden Hurdle on Bally Longford and Goodoldhonkytonk and following-up on Breffni Gael.

Rebel Fitz could return to the scene of his biggest victory for a crack at the Galway Plate after getting off the mark at the second attempt over fences at Ballinrobe yesterday evening.

Mikey Fogarty took the riding honours on ‘Amateur’ day in Cork yesterday, completing a double on De Benno and Don’t Back Down, but also picked -up a four-day whip ban.

Trainer Mick Winters is keeping his options open regarding whether to let Rebel Fitz line up in next month’s Stan James Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Trainer Mick Winters is keeping his options open regarding whether to let Rebel Fitz line up in next month’s Stan James Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Trainer Tom Hogan will weigh up the options for Gordon Lord Byron after his thrilling victory in the Prix de la Foret at Longchamp on Sunday.