Rooster Booster heads 12 entries for the Tote Bula Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday.

Solerina took another step towards the top of the hurdling ladder with an impressive success at Fairyhouse today.

Davenport Milenium makes his return from injury in the Ballymore Properties Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse on Sunday.

Connections of Solerina are hoping for soft ground when the six-year-old mare runs in the Ballymore Properties Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse on Sunday.

Back In Front had to work hard to justify odds-on favouritism in the Mongey Communications Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown this afternoon to confirm his credentials for the Smurfit Champion Hurdle next March.

Champion hurdler Rooster Booster could make his seasonal debut at Ascot next week if the ground is suitable.

FRANCES CROWLEY trained her first winner since moving to the Curragh when Rockwell Island landed the Mike Cronin Beginners ’Chase in the hands of Ruby Walsh at Killarney last night.

RUBY WALSH rode his first winners for Paul Nicholls in this country when Sporazene landed the featured IAWS Champion four-year-old Hurdle and Le Roi Miguel the Swordlestown Cup Novice ’Chase at Punchestown yesterday.

EDWARD O’Grady’s Back In Front has to be fancied to complete a spectacular five-timer in the EMO Oil Champion Hurdle at Punchestown this afternoon.

I AM very reluctant to have anything to do with any contest over fences at Punchestown this week, so stiff are the obstacles, but an exception has to be made with Le Roi Miguel, who is napped to land today’s Swordlestown Cup Novice Chase.

THIRTY-NINE horses remain in the €170,000 Powers Gold Label Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse on Easter Monday.

Ruby Walsh took Aintree by storm with a sparkling 681-1 treble in the first three races on Martell Cognac Grand National day with one trainer hailing the jockey as the “best thing to come out of Ireland since Guinness”.

LORD OF THE TURF, who hinted at a return to form at Naas last time, gets the vote to land the featured Hugh McMahon Memorial Novice Chase at Limerick this afternoon.

DAVENPORT MILENIUM may be capable of getting Willie Mullins’ season back on track by landing the AIG Europe Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown tomorrow.