Jim Bolger and Kevin Manning followed-up Wednesday’s treble in Naas with a double in Leopardstown last night, highlighted by the impressive victory of Sanus Per Aquam in the Racecourse Of The Year 2-Y-0 Race.

Davy Russell inched closer to a century of winners and extended his lead over Ruby Walsh in the championship race to eight when Toner d’Oudairies became the defending champion’s 99th winner of the season with a comfortable win in the Follow Us On Twitter@fairyhouse Beginners Chase.

THE John Murphy trained Top Spin topped proceedings at the Tattersalls July Sale yesterday.

I didn’t get to see Roberto Goldback just getting chinned on the line in the Kinloch Brae in Thurles on Thursday as I was skiing at the time and it’s probably just as well because from what I heard, he was terribly unlucky.

Luska Lad will not run in Friday’s rearranged Galmoy Hurdle and will also skip Cheltenham, according to his trainer John Hanlon.