WESTMEATH County Board chairman Tom Farrell called on the GAA to respect its amateur status and said any change in policy can only be implemented by voluntary officials.

PAUL CARBERRY was seen at his confident best when producing the Noel Meade-trained London Bridge with a perfectly-timed late challenge to justify 6/4 favouritism in the featured Westmeath Hurdle at Kilbeggan last evening.

THE Noel Meade trained Pandorama faces a race against time to make the Cheltenham Gold Cup on March 18.