Mallowney gained his first Grade 2 success when producing another impressive display of jumping to land the Paddy Power Your Local Betting Shop Chase at Naas yesterday.

Tim Doyle has no intention of preparing stable star Mallowney for a trip to the Cheltenham Festival following his brilliant victory at Fairyhouse on Sunday.

The Boylesports.com Champion Chase at the Punchestown Festival is top of the agenda for Mallowney following a staggeringly easy win in the Underwriting Exchange Dan Moore Memorial Chase at Fairyhouse yesterday.

Ladbrokes World Hurdle hero More Of That will undergo a wind operation following his disappointing return to action at Newbury last month.

Jim Culloty is looking forward to getting his Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Lord Windermere back on the course in the John Durkan Memorial Chase at Punchestown on Sunday.

Shanahan’s Turn made an impressive chasing debut when landing the Ballymore Christmas Fair Beginners Chase at the expense of Wounded Warrior in Punchestown yesterday.

Dermot Weld’s Vintage Nouveau, fourth on her debut at Dundalk, cruised to victory in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Maiden at Clonmel last night.

You’d imagine the next time Jessica Harrington is looking for a jockey that Davy Russell will figure towards the top of her list.

Tom George was thrilled to enjoy a welcome change of luck at the Punchestown Festival as God’s Own caused a huge surprise in the Ryanair Novice Chase in the hands of the irrepressible Barry Geraghty.

Crabbie’s Grand National entry Goonyella is to have his first start of the year in Thursday’s Surehaul Mercedes-Benz Novice Hurdle at Clonmel.

Bryan Cooper rode his first ever winner for Willie Mullins when guiding Gigginstown House Stud’s Don Poli to victory in the INH Stallion Owners’ EBF Maiden Hurdle at Thurles yesterday.

Briar Hill appears likely to go up in trip when he returns to the Cheltenham Festival in March following his rather workmanlike victory in the Slaney Novice Hurdle at Naas yesterday.

Promising newcomer Long Dog and Stephen Hero provided trainer Andy Oliver with a 90/1 double in Sligo last night.

Some 14,000, mostly students, were on site at Limerick last night and they certainly created what is probably best described as an unique atmosphere!

Willie Mullins looks set to resist the lure of Cheltenham with Annie Power and head instead to Fairyhouse over the Easter period after her victory in the paddypower.com Novice Hurdle at Naas.

Willie Mullins predicted a big future for Annie Power after the mare swept to her sixth success in the paddypower.com Novice Hurdle at Naas.

The David O’Brien-trained Ballinahow Lady (pictured) cropped up at 10-1 in the featured eight- runner Miceal Fitzgibbon Memorial EBF Mares’ Novice Chase at Thurles yesterday.

The Annual Membership Maiden Hurdle at Limerick yesterday didn’t half capture the imagination.

On a day when Joseph O’Brien and Pat Smullen registered a winner each in the battle for the flat title, Ruby Walsh and Davy Russell treated punters to a tremendous duel in the Athleague Maiden Hurdle in Roscommon yesterday, victory going to the former champion on the Tony Martin-trained Miriam’s Dream.

Aidan O’Brien’s Parliament Square swooped inside the furlong pole to land the featured Listed Danehill Dancer Stakes at Tipperary yesterday.

Trainer Tim Doyle, successful with 20/1 shot Peinora in Tipperary earlier, completed a notable across-the-card double when well-backed Mullowney proved best in the Ballinrobe Golf Club Maiden Hurdle in Balinrobe last night, beating favourite Ted Dolly convincingly by almost five lengths to give 7lb. claimer Martin Burke his first win since December.

Trainer Peter Fahey must decide whether to enter Shop Dj for Cheltenham’s David Nicholson Mares Hurdle and a tilt at the mighty Quevega after his stable star won the Download Our Mobile App Now Maiden in Dundalk last night.

CHARLIE SWAN’S Stephanie Kate made a successful return to flights when producing a fine display in the Munster Hurdle at Clonmel yesterday.

WILLIE MULLINS’ So Young enjoyed his anticipated lap of honour in the Listed Horse And Jockey Hotel Hurdle at Thurles yesterday.

CHARLIE SWAN’S Zaralabad, who was struggling for some form until scoring at Bellewstown last week, struck again in the featured www.thetote.com Kingdom Gold Cup Handicap at Killarney last night.

THE classy Muirhead registered his first win over hurdles since landing the Grade 1 ‘Royal Bond’ at Fairyhouse in November 2007 when justifying 5/4 favouritism in the featured Ballinrobe Races 90th Anniversary Hurdle at the County Mayo track last night.

CORK Racecourse showed some real enterprise last evening when holding their first ever meeting for students.

WILLIE MULLINS landed the Grade 2 Slaney Hurdle at Naas yesterday, not with 6/4 favourite Bishopsfurze, but with front-running Gagewell Flyer, enterprisingly ridden by the trainer’s nephew Emmet.

SUPERCEDE continued Gordon Elliott’s tremendous run of success when coasting to an effortless win under Paul Carberry in the Loughnagore Handicap Chase in Kilbeggan last night.

TIM DOYLE’S Jumbo Steps should go close in the Foleys’ Bar and Off Licence Handicap at Sligo tonight.

RUBY WALSH and Tony Martin joined forces to land a double with Psycho and Tijuana Dancer at Clonmel yesterday.

QUISCOVER FONTAINE, the least experienced horse in the field, can land the nap in the Powerstown Chase at Clonmel this afternoon.

Galway Hurdle winner Bahrain Storm landed a memorable double at the Ballybrit circuit with victory in the Guinness Race.

Drunken Sailor sank the opposition to be crowned king of the Arthur’s Day Handicap at Galway.

A young Dublin man who rammed a garda vehicle twice with a stolen car has been given a three-year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court

JUMBO Rio was given a 33/1 quote by Cashmans for the JCB Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham after making a winning start to his hurdling career at Punchestown yesterday.

WILLIE MULLINS’ once-raced Otay Kawn is the nap choice in the AIB Westport Bumper at Ballinrobe tonight.

WILLIE MULLINS’ Jayo, who has threatened to win a decent prize for a while, put it all together when cruising to victory in the Easter Handicap Hurdle at Cork yesterday.

THE mildly progressive Got Attitude looks well capable of squeezing through the opening Urlingford Maiden Hurdle at Thurles today.

CAPTAIN Cee Bee pulled rank on the opposition at the final stage of the Killarney Festival yesterday when literally running away with the Dawn Omega Milk Maiden.

MOST popular winner of the afternoon at Listowel yesterday was Finns Cross, trained locally by Seamus Lynch, in the Jackie and Gene Handicap Hurdle.

WILLIE MULLINS and Jessica Harrington ended 2006 on a high when sharing the training honours with doubles at Punchestown yesterday.

JESSICA Harrington's Hide The Evidence completed a hat-trick with a fine front-running display in the INH Stallion Owners' EBF Novice Hurdle at Cork yesterday.