LOCALLY-TRAINED Cootamundra survived late drama to justify odds-on favouritism in the Vinegar Hill Maiden Hurdle at Wexford last night, sparking a treble for Ruby Walsh, completed on the Tony Martin-trained pair Redera and Somatic.

TRAINERS Charlie Swan and Tony Martin took the training honours at Limerick yesterday, Swan doubling-up for champion owner J P McManus with Prince Of Fire and Rourke’s Cross while Martin combined with Ruby Walsh to register a handicap hurdle double with Redera and Somatic.

MIDDLEHAM-BASED Mark Johnston struck again at Dundalk last night when well-drawn Take Tenmade made virtually all to land the featured Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Package Handicap over six furlongs.

MICHAEL Halford’s Invincible Ash can continue her climb up the ladder by taking the Hibernia Steel Products Ltd Race at Dundalk tonight.

ON a particularly moderate card, Thomas Cleary’s Lady Ruler may be up to landing the nap in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Auction Maiden at Roscommon tonight.

JIM BOLGER and Kevin Manning are fancied to continue what is rapidly developing into a terrific campaign by combining to land the Go Racing In Kildare Race with Toirneach at Naas tonight.

KEVIN Prendergast’s Heart Of Fire was far too good for his rivals in the Listed Kerry Spring Water Rochestown Stakes at Cork yesterday.