Willie Mullins looks to have acquired another talented French import for owners Rich and Susannah Ricci in Unika La Reconce after she made an impressive Irish debut at Thurles.

Although off the track since last July, Lines Of Battle might prove best in the listed Star Appeal 2-Y-0 Stakes in Dundalk tonight.

Barry Geraghty, fresh from five Grade 1 successes at Cheltenham, continued his terrific run when guiding Charles Byrnes’ Knockfierna to victory in the Grade 3 ITBA Fillies Scheme EBF Dawn Run Mares’ Chase at Limerick yesterday.

CONOR O’DWYER, whose record at Cheltenham is winning two Gold Cups and two Champion Hurdles, could be on the trail of the great Festival again next month.

MIDNIGHT GAME gets the nap to land a fascinating little four-runner Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Irish Racing Writers’ Novice Hurdle at Naas this afternoon.

WILLIE MULLINS’ So Young enjoyed his anticipated lap of honour in the Listed Horse And Jockey Hotel Hurdle at Thurles yesterday.

THE Real Article displayed commendable tenacity under pressure to land the Grade 2 W.K.D. Hurdle at Down Royal yesterday, completing a big race double for Edward O’Grady and in-form Barry Geraghty.

HENRY de Bromhead continued his terrific start to the season when saddling 40-1 shot Case Jove, almost 190-1 on the tote, to land the Cashel Maiden Hurdle at Clonmel yesterday.

MICKELSON is the hopeful nap choice to get off the mark at the fifth attempt in the Cashel Maiden Hurdle at Clonmel this afternoon.

THE Gordon Elliott trained Tharawaat ploughed through a Ballybrit quagmire to defy top-weight in the Dara Cassidy Memorial Handicap Chase in Galway yesterday.