NICKY Richards has warned punters According To John is unlikely to take his chance in Saturday’s Bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown, unless the Esher track sees some rain.

Charlie Swan is already looking forward to next year’s John Smith’s Grand National, when he could have two runners in Offshore Account and Oodachee.

OSLOT became only the third British-trained horse to win the Galway Plate when landing a huge off-course and on-course gamble for Paul Nicholls and Ruby Walsh at Ballybrit yesterday.

ERIC McNAMARA produced a fine training performance to land the Grade 3 Kevin McManus Bookmaker Grimes Hurdle with Larkwing at Tipperary yesterday.

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HOO La Baloo will try to make amends for being brought down in last year’s William Hill Galway Plate when he lines-up for the 240,000 handicap chase on July 30.

Hoo La Baloo will try to make amends for being brought down in last year’s William Hill Galway Plate when he lines up for the €240,000 handicap chase on July 30.

RATHMORE CASTLE is fancied to shrug off top weight in the Ulster Bank Mallow Hurdle at Cork tonight.

MACS JOY, a brilliant winner of the race a year ago, is fancied to do the business again in the ACC Bank Champion Hurdle at the concluding stage of the Punchestown Festival today.

THURLES passed an inspection yesterday morning, but the two scheduled chases have been abandoned and so one of the maiden hurdles has been divided to make a six-race programme.

TAKE a chance on bottom weight Deep Return in a wide open Guinness Kerry National at Listowel this afternoon.

LADY SHANGHAI, with the best of the draw in 16, can land the nap in the Irish Stallion Farms' EBF Fillies Maiden at Galway this evening.

WILLIE MULLINS, absent at a wedding in France, missed seeing his Baltimore Hill put up a fine performance to land the novice hurdle at Limerick yesterday.

CHARLIE SWAN'S Oodachee got a classic Ruby Walsh drive to win the Seamus Weldon Beginners 'Chase at Killarney last night.

THE performance of Beef Or Salmon, on his first outing over flights for a very long time, didn't exactly excite in the Racing Post In Ireland Hurdle at Fairyhouse yesterday.

Kentucky Charm (4-1) became the first horse to win twice at this year’s Galway festival when capturing the Dawn Milk Handicap Hurdle this afternoon.

GENERAL MONTCALM gets the nap to land an interesting Dolphin Club Hunters Chase at Wexford this evening.

KEVIN Prendergast’s Kurbaan, following some near misses, made no mistake in the McInerney Construction Maiden at Limerick last night.

MICHAEL GRASSICK, fresh from a double on the flat at Fairyhouse on Saturday and on the mark with Major Title at Leopardstown, continued his terrific run when King’s Opera won the featured Murphys’ Irish Stout Handicap Hurdle at Killarney yesterday.