Eric McNamara is to consider Ponmeoath for the Hennessy Gold Cup after the nine-year-old’s brave effort in the Kerry National.

THE million dollar question at Listowel today is can I win my fourth Kerry National?

NORTHERN ALLIANCE is fancied to give Tony Martin a first ever success in the Guinness Kerry National at Listowel this afternoon.

NIALL MADDEN emerged from yesterday’s Grade 2 MacLochlainn Road Markings Ltd Kinloch Brae Chase with great credit, guiding Cailin Alainn to a clever success.

Charlie Swan hopes being out of the handicap will not prevent Royal Man and Gripit N Tipit from putting up good performances in the ladbrokes.com Munster National at Limerick on Sunday.

CASEY JONES, making a quick reappearance after departing the scene early on his debut over fences at Gowran Park eight days ago, gets the nap in the Book Online Beginners Chase at Fairyhouse this afternoon.

Dessie Hughes is hopeful that Oulart can record his second success over fences in the Ladbrokes.com Munster National at Limerick on Sunday.

Ponmeoath will bid to add Sunday's Ladbrokes.com Munster National at Limerick to his success in the Kerry National.

MISTER Top Notch, now a nine-year-old, can enjoy a first ever success on the flat in the Denny Havasnack Race at Tralee this afternoon.

JESSICA Harrington’s Quartino followed his narrow win in a novice race at Bellewstown, with a more clear-cut success in the featured Guinness Handicap Hurdle at Listowel yesterday.

ERIC McNAMARA produced a brilliant training performance to win back-to-back Guinness Kerry Nationals with Ponmeoath at a packed Listowel yesterday.

Ponmeoath secured back-to-back successes for trainer Eric McNamara as he powered away with the Guinness Kerry National at Listowel.

GREEN MILE is fancied to enhance Tony Martin’s big-race record by landing the Guinness Kerry National at Listowel this afternoon.

THE Powers’ Whiskey Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse today is as open a contest as you can get, but a little each-way on Ballycullen Boy may not miss the target by much.

DARBY WALL could provide the answer to the fiercely competitive ladbrokes.com National Handicap Chase at Limerick tomorrow.

Eric McNamara is worried Ponmeoath’s hike in the ratings could scupper his chances of following up a recent Listowel success in the ladbrokes.com National Handicap Chase at Limerick on Sunday.

ERIC MCNAMARA enjoyed the biggest domestic success of his career when saddling Ponmeoath to land the Guinness Kerry National at Listowel yesterday.

Ponmeoath jumped well and galloped on strongly to land the Guinness Kerry National at Listowel.

AIDAN O’BRIEN, yet to get off the mark for the season, could team up with Seamus Heffernan for a treble at Limerick today.

Cloudy Lane gave first-season trainer Donald McCain Jr his first Festival winner with his first runner when taking the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase for amateur riders.

ERIC MCNAMARA’S Larkwing booked his place at Cheltenham with a smooth success in the Bothar Hibernian Maiden Hurdle at Limerick yesterday.

JOHN MURPHY is set to take the wraps off Cheltenham hero Newmill in the Grade 2 Byrne Group Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown tomorrow.

WILLIE MULLINS, successful twice previously in the race with Micko’s Dream and Hedgehunter, saddled the first two, Homer Wells and Livingstonebramble, in the Thyestes Chase before a huge crowd at Gowran Park yesterday.

THE exciting Catch Me has to be the choice to land the 22-runner Annual Membership Maiden Hurdle at Naas this afternoon.

PRACTICE MATCH, one of three horses Eric McNamara trains for J P McManus, toyed with the opposition on the way to winning the Coffey Construction Beginners Chase at Limerick yesterday.

MICHAEL O’Brien signalled that his horses are back on song with a double at Fairyhouse on Sunday and the trainer’s Doctor Linton gets the nap to take the Phil Sweeney Memorial ’Chase at Thurles today.

FORMER government Minister, Jim McDaid, in the news for others reasons this week, enjoyed a change of luck at Tramore yesterday.

TASMAN, narrowly beaten in a tough handicap at Fairyhouse on Monday, can redress the balance in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Novice Hurdle at Navan this afternoon.

DERMOT WELD’S Queen Astrid stormed into Cheltenham Royal and SunAlliance Novices’ Hurdle contention with a 20 lengths success in the Murray O’Laoire Architects’ Mares Hurdle at Limerick yesterday.