Raised 10lb. for a repeat win in a handicap hurdle in Limerick over Christmas, the Eddie Harty-trained Fahamore followed-up when foiling the Willie Mullins-trained favourite Abbey Lane in the Buy Tickets On-Line Rated Hurdle in Fairyhouse yesterday.

The Tom Taaffe-trained Argocat captured the Grade 2 Greenmount Park Novice Chase, feature of the St. Stephen’s Day action in Limerick yesterday.

Bob Lingo continued the tremendous run of owner JP McManus when bagging the €75,000 Dan Moore Memorial Handicap Chase on the final day of the Easter Festival at Fairyhouse.

CHAMPION trainer Willie Mullins had mixed fortunes at Navan yesterday, sharing a double with Ruby Walsh before saddling three beaten favourites.

THIRD in the race last year, Siegemaster defied top-weight in the Connolly’s Red Mills Thyestes Chase yesterday, giving trainer Dessie Hughes, jockey Davy Russell and owner Michael O’Leary of Gigginstown House Stud their first win in the traditional Gowran Park feature.

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

BERONI, confidently ridden by Paul Townend, gave champion trainer Willie Mullins his first win in the prestigeous Troytown Handicap Chase at Navan yesterday.

ROYAL County Star, trained by Tony Martin and ridden with typical confidence by Davy Russell, landed the featured Enhance Marketing Chase at Punchestown last night.

HANDICAP king Tony Martin won the Heart Of Down Ulster Cesarewitch for the fourth time in nine years when Green Mile justified favouritism in the Downpatrick marathon yesterday.

PIANO Star gave veteran trainer Michael Cunningham a timely pre-Galway boost when landing the 50,000 Ladbrokes Midlands National at Kilbeggan last night.

PUNTERS took a St. Patrick’s Day pasting at both Down Royal and Wexford yesterday as a succession of favourites, three of them at odds-on, were turned over.

MICHAEL O’LEARY, owner of the 2006 Horse of the Year award winner War of Attrition, would be “most surprised” if his Cheltenham Gold Cup winning horse would be able to repeat his exploit next March.

Talented chaser Justified made an encouraging reappearance when winning the Sherry Fitzgerald O’Malley Chase at Limerick.

OUR BEN, trained by Willie Mullins, heads 30 runners in the Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse on Monday.

Our Ben, trained by Willie Mullins, heads 30 runners in the Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse on Monday.

Numbersixvalverde, trained by Martin Brassil and ridden by Niall Madden, has won the John Smith's Grand National at Aintree.

DAVY RUSSELL took the riding honours at Wexford’s last meeting of 2004 yesterday, recording an early double on Crooked Throw and Whizbang.

LEADING contenders Harchibald and Royal Shakespeare are both firmly on target for Saturday’s Pertemps “Fighting Fifth” Hurdle at Newcastle.