Willie Mullins believes Quevega is stronger than ever as she bids for a fourth successive triumph in the OLBG Mares’ Hurdle.

PRUNELLA Dobbs is confident a step up to three miles will not prove a problem for Our Girl Salley in the 1942 Was A Vintage Year Mares’ Hurdle at Ascot today.

Classy filly Unaccompanied showed the boys the way home with an impressive performance in the Istabraq Festival Hurdle at Leopardstown.

THE Brendan Duke-trained Roicead scorched up the five furlongs at Cork last night in 56.68 seconds to easily land the corkracecourse.ie Handicap.

ALL season Ger Lyons had been hoping to win a Pattern race with Future Generation and his wish came through last night when the filly made most to land the Group 3 Desmond Stakes at Leopardstown.

OUT of action with a broken collar-bone since March 26, Paul Townend returned in style when registering a double on odds-on favourites Rattan and Killultagh Queen at Ballinrobe last night where trainer Willie Mullins went on to complete a treble with Bless N’ject in the bumper.

JESSICA HARRINGTON’S Alpine Eagle and Prince Of Fire from Charlie Swan’s stable will carry Irish hopes in the Paddy Power Imperial Cup at Sandown tomorrow.

OUR Girl Salley will be aimed at the David Nicholson Mares’ Hurdle at Cheltenham in March after her easy victory at Leopardstown last week.

BIG ZEB boosted his Cheltenham prospects with a fine success in the Grade 1 Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown yesterday.

Willie Mullins continued his great run of form as Cottrelsbooley justified even-money favouritism in the paddypower.com Android App Maiden Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Prunella Dobbs suffered the highs and lows of jumps racing at Ballinrobe on Monday.

FARRINGDON is the nap choice to overcome an absence of 107 days in the F.B.D Hurdle at Ballinrobe tonight.

QUEVEGA emerged as a realistic Stayers’ Hurdle challenger to the champion, Big Buck’s, when totally outclassing the opposition in yesterday’s Ladbrokes.com World Series Hurdle at Punchestown.

MOST people probably think the last week has been all about the likes of Master Minded and Denman, but I disagree.

THE Willie Austin-trained Four Chimneys proved his liking for Limerick when powering home a seven lengths winner of the Patrickswell Community Council Handicap Hurdle yesterday.

DRUMCONVIS is hard to oppose in the Family Fun At Easter Novice Handicap Hurdle at Fairyhouse this afternoon.

IT was smiles all round at Tramore last night as the Festival got back on track following a dreadful start on Thursday, when racing had to be abandoned after the third race.