Ruby Walsh warmed-up for the revamped two-day Punchestown meeting, which opens this evening, by registering a fine treble on Back To Balloo, Terminal and Devil’s Elbow on Bank Holiday Monday in Down Royal.

THE remarkable bumper run of Willie and Patrick Mullins continued at Fairyhouse yesterday when uneasy favourite Dr.Machini coasted to victory in the Follow Nina Carberry On Twitter Mares Flat Race.

I’M at Cheltenham today for four rides for Paul Nicholls, on what is probably best described as a low-profile meeting by the high standards of that great track.

PHILIP FENTON, who won the bumper at Punchestown on Saturday with a possible star of the future in Dunguib, was on the mark again at Cork yesterday when landing the featured Blackwater Handicap Hurdle with Gusda.