NO FULL, last seen when falling at the sixth in the Aintree Grand National in April, made a fine seasonal debut when running his rivals ragged in the Jet O’Carroll Memorial Novice Hurdle at Listowel yesterday.

OUR BEN, who once promised a lot more than he delivered, is now getting his act together and could hardly have been more impressive in the Grade 2 O’Connell Logistics Hilly Way Chase at Cork yesterday.

ONE night some 43 years ago a delegation was ushered into a meeting of the Kerry County GAA Board in Tralee.

CONSIDERING the dreadful weather for much of the week, the hugely successful seven-day Listowel Festival was completed in style yesterday, with the overall attendance a highly satisfactory 87,000.

RUBY WALSH rode his first winner since joining the married mens' brigade with a typical copybook drive on Tony Martin's Ichi Beau, 9-2 to 7-2, in the Londis Handicap Chase at Killarney last night.

COSMIC STRING may not necessarily be the best horse in the Vale Of Tralee Maiden Hurdle at Tralee this afternoon, but still gets the nap vote.

NINA CARBERRY continued in sparkling form at the annual Laytown meeting yesterday when partnering Rockazar to a narrow victory in the Hibernia Steel Amateur Handicap.

TOM HOGAN had his biggest win on the Flat when tremendous money-spinner Common World took the Listed Carlsberg Ruby Stakes at Tralee yesterday.

EURO LEADER, absent for some three months, is napped to take the Denny Gold Medal Handicap Chase at Tralee this afternoon.

AN apple never falls far from a tree!

HIGH PRIESTESS, who goes up 14lbs in future handicaps, toyed with the opposition on the way to landing the Guinness Gold Cup at Tralee yesterday.

JESSICA HARRINGTON was very pleased with Moscow Court's winning performance in the INH Stallion Farms EBF Novice at Thurles yesterday.