Tammys Hill, having a first outing since winning the Foxhunters at the Cheltenham festival in March, landed the Christmas Party Package Handicap Hurdle at Cork yesterday.

Liam Lennon has his fingers firmly crossed Tammys Hill can transfer his smart hunter chase form to the open ranks when his stable star goes for glory in the Boylesports Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse on Easter Monday.

Paul Webber is ready to let Cantlow carry what could be top-weight in the Boylesports Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse on Monday.

The prestigious three mile and five furlong Boylesports Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse is one of the few major prizes to elude champion trainer Willie Mullins and he unsurprisingly has a plethora of entries this year, including Prince De Beauchene, Vesper Bell, Touch The Eden and Away We Go.

Silviniaco Conti will try to improve on his Cheltenham Gold Cup fourth in next week’s Betfred Bowl at Aintree.

Quevega remains on course to bid for a historic sixth consecutive victory in the OLBG Mares’ Hurdle at Cheltenham after starring among 24 entries for the Grade Two contest.

Quevega remains on course to bid for an historic sixth consecutive victory in the OLBG Mares’ Hurdle at Cheltenham after starring among 24 entries for the Grade Two contest.

Willie Mullins bagged a four-timer at Fairyhouse on Saturday and in the process threw punters a potential curveball as he suggested On His Own could have improved enough to swerve the Crabbie’s Grand National and go to Punchestown after landing the At The Races Bobbyjo Chase.

Philip Fenton has not ruled out the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham for Last Instalment, who completed his comeback with a tremendous victory in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown on Sunday.

Quel Esprit, Willie Mullins’ 2012 Irish Hennessy winner, will run in a hunter chase at Leopardstown on February 9 but the grey is not eligible for the CGA Foxhunter Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

The Crawford brothers, Stuart and Stephen, struck on the double with Man With Van and debutante Twentrtytwo’s Taken in Down Royal yesterday.

Old rivals Salsify and Tammys Hill will do battle again in the Albert Bartlett Hunters Chase at Down Royal on Thursday.

Foildubh, owned and trained by John Ryan, made his breakthrough when turning over uneasy odds-on favourite Days Hotel in the Grade 2 Normans Grove Chase in Fairyhouse yesterday.

Tammys Hill remains firmly on course for the Foxhunters Tammys Hill remains firmly on course for the Foxhunters at Cheltenham, having confirmed his superiority over last year’s winner Salsify in the Dark Horse Café & Wine Bar Hunters Chase in Down Royal yesterday.

Venture Capital, which created a big impression on his debut Fairyhouse a year ago before flopping in the Grade 1 bumper at the Punchestown Festival, made a winning start to his hurdling career in the opening Mount Leinster Maiden Hurdle at Wexford yesterday.

Declan Queally, younger brother of top flat jockey Tom, recorded the second racecourse double of his career (had a double at Limerick on January 25th) at Cork yesterday.

GORDON ELLIOTT and Paul Carberry doubled-up with Mae’s Choice and Al Dafa in Downpatrick yesterday.