Four-year-old Indian Icon, winner of his maiden hurdle in Killarney last month, captured the featured Carmel Fay Memorial Handicap Hurdle in Kilbeggan last night under a well-judged ride by Mark Enright.

Twelve months on from Rebel Fitz’s Guinness Galway Hurdle victory, Mick Winters shoots for glory once again with Missunited at the Ballybrit track.

Many races at the four-day Killarney meeting, starting on Monday, will be scrutinised with one thing in mind - the Galway festival at the end of the month.

Jezki boasts a perfect record over flights and the smaller-than-expected field casts aside concerns that he may not operate as well in numerically strong races.

I’ll be pleasantly surprised should I manage to win the Kerry National at Listowel today.

I love all sport, so I have been glued to the Olympics since returning after my involvement with the eventers.

The most interesting horse on view at Cork this afternoon has to be Willie Mullins’ Pique Sous, who makes his debut over jumps in the Family Day Out Maiden Hurdle.

THE progressive Aidan O’Brien-trained Demurely can get off the mark at the fourth time of asking in the Croom House Stud EBF Fillies Maiden at Limerick tonight.

I am very hopeful that Quel Esprit can deliver in the Gold Cup at Punchestown today.

It really has been Willie Mullins versus the entire British empire this week.

Champagne Fever made all to present trainer Willie Mullins with a seventh success in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at Cheltenham.