COLM MURPHY got a little boost, on the lead-in to Big Zeb’s challenge for next week’s Champion Chase at Cheltenham, when Dangan Daylight landed the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Maiden Hurdle at Clonmel yesterday.

LISS Na Tintri, so unlucky last time, can redress the balance in the Munster Supporters’ Club Mares Maiden Hurdle at Limerick this afternoon.

THE Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown tomorrow centres on which Cooldine turns up. If the one which landed the RSA Chase at Cheltenham in March appears then there can only be one winner.

Halcon Genelardais has been left at the head of the weights for the bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown on April 26.

DESCRIBING Philip Carberry as having been around the block once or twice is hardly wide of the mark, considering he’s now in his ninth season as a professional jockey.

Although certainly not the most original of selections, it is almost impossible to envisage defeat for Kauto Star at Ascot tomorrow.

Snowy Morning is now the 10-1 clear favourite for the John Smith’s Grand National following the publication of the weights.

FRACAS, down in class, gets the vote to win a less than inspiring Listed Gallo Family Vineyards Silver Stakes at the Curragh this evening.

ON Sunday, Davy Russell had an afternoon to forget at Killarney, but redressed the balance aboard Farmer Brown in the Laurels’ Bar Hurdle back at the track last night.

ONCE-raced In A Rush can land the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Median Auction Maiden at Killarney tonight.

COLM MURPHY revealed Brave Inca will take his chance in the ACC Bank Champion Hurdle at Punchestown on April 27.

Ferdy Murphy is to launch an all-out attack on the Powers Whisky Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse on April 9.

DUSKY WARBLER has been left with top weight in today’s Sunderlands Imperial Cup at Sandown following the defections of Osana and Papini.

Robert Tyner pulled off a remarkable long-term coup as Spring The Que caused a 16-1 upset in the Pierse Hurdle at Leopardstown.

TRIKIRK, off the track for almost two years, came late and fast to give Michael Grassick his first winner of the season in the Supporters’ Club Maiden at Tramore last evening.

Connections of King Harald are delighted to be finally get their Festival winner back on the track at Cheltenham on Saturday.

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WILLIE MULLINS’ Rule Supreme can have Irish eyes smiling on St Patrick’s Day by landing the Ladbrokes’ World Hurdle at Cheltenham this afternoon.

Jonjo O’Neill will rely on Classic Native and Golden Rambler as he bids for a fourth consecutive win in the National Hunt Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

THERE are solid reasons for thinking Tyholland is capable of a first visit to the winner’s enclosure at the end of the Coca Cola Maiden Hurdle at Downpatrick this afternoon.

MICHAEL HOURIGAN, a trainer who has not been slow to criticise jockeys in the past, described Paul Carberry as a “genius” after the brilliant rider had partnered the Limerick handler’s The Screamer to win the Smithwicks’ Handicap Hurdle at Listowel yesterday.

ROYAL DEVOTION, trained by Michael Halford for Michael O’Leary’s Gigginstown House Stud, sprang the biggest shock on a day of surprises at Galway yesterday when landing the listed Ardilaun House Hotel Oyster Stakes.

CRYSTAL VIEW, trained by Kevin Prendergast, came late and fast to beat Imperial Rose and Falstaff in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Premier Nursery at the final stage of the Tralee Festival yesterday.

AIDAN O’BRIEN, not a trainer one would readily associate with Galway, has prospects of a treble at Ballybrit this afternoon.

PAUL NOLAN, one of the up-and-coming young trainers in the country, took his second Galway Hurdle at Ballybrit yesterday when Cloone River landed a massive gamble.

FAVOURITE NATION can land the nap in a fascinating little four-runner Richmond Race at Leopardstown this evening.

TIPPER ROAD, who let us down at Naas five days ago, is given another chance in the Zurich Handicap at Killarney this evening.

BROADSTONE ROAD gave Craughwell, Co Galway, trainer Paul Gilligan his biggest ever success when landing the Dawn Milk Handicap Chase at the concluding stage of a hugely successful Listowel Festival yesterday.

SEAN QUINLAN (19) from Littleton, Co Tipperary, enjoyed a day he will never forget at Tramore yesterday.

NOEL MEADE’S Instan was all the rage in the Mitsubishi McCarthy TV and Electrical Maiden Hurdle at Cork last night, finding 6-4 favouritism, from early offers of 5-2.

GREAT COMPTON, certainly not a horse to be trusted, should find the opposition to his liking in the Dawn Fresh Orange Juice Maiden at Killarney this afternoon.

PATRIZIO can prove too strong for Just In Debt in the Co-Op Hardware and Supermarket Novice Hurdle at Tipperary this evening.

TOMMY STACK’S Swiss Roll gets the nap to land a very competitive Irish Stallion Farms Noblesse Stakes, a Listed event for fillies, at Naas tonight.

THREE meetings in Ireland this weekend, with quality thin on the ground and quantity set to flourish.

THE sixth race at Cork yesterday, the Pierse Rivervalley Beginners Chase, was abandoned in the interests of safety, after the stewards met a delegation of senior jockeys.

THE improving Gianfanti can land the nap in the six furlongs Fermoy Maiden at Cork this afternoon.