HURRICANE FLY, currently a top-priced 5-1 second favourite behind Binocular for the Stan James Champion Hurdle, can give his Cheltenham prospects a major boost by landing the BHP Insurances sponsored Irish equivalent at Leopardstown tomorrow.

SPILL THE BEANS, who had hit the bar on a couple of occasions previously, got off the mark when landing the opening maiden hurdle at Tramore yesterday.

THE locally trained Spill The Beans gets the nap in the www.tramore-racecourse.com Maiden Hurdle at the Waterford track today.

DERMOT WELD can start the final two days of the Galway Festival in style this afternoon by landing the opening Jockeys’ Association Maiden Hurdle with Gentleman Jeff.

JACK COOL, who landed some tasty wagers at Killarney last week, is napped to follow up in the Yolanda O’Gorman Memorial Handicap Hurdle at Ballinrobe this evening.

GENTLE NOEL has plenty going for her in the Athlone Maiden Hurdle at Kilbeggan tonight and gets the nap.

THE most interesting contest at Bellewstown this evening is the Tully Bookmakers’ 1800 200010 Hurdle, in which Noel Meade’s Gay Sloane is napped to do the business.

The mighty Denman might not have everything his own way in the Lexus Chase later in the month as 2006 winner The Listener showed his well-being ahead of a repeat bid with an emphatic success at Punchestown.

Your Sum Man revelled in the Punchestown mud to win the INH Stallion Owners EBF Novice Hurdle.

County Hurdle winner Pedrobob is due to make his eagerly-awaited debut over fences in the Conway Group European Breeders Fund Novice Chase at Navan this weekend.

SLIGO this afternoon is subject to a 7.30am inspection.

FREQUENTLY, when John Murphy saddles a winner it is a decent price and he did it again at Clonmel last night when 20-1 shot Dead Level took the Hard Paddock Handicap Chase.

CASEY JONES is a confident nap choice to land the Evening Racemeeting In May Novice Hurdle at Punchestown this afternoon.

VOY POR USTEDES can provide the solution to the Seasons’ Holidays Queen Mother Two Mile Champion Chase at Cheltenham today.

KINGS ORCHARD, trained by Philip Fenton and dashingly ridden by Davy Russell, landed the featured Carroll Cuisine Handicap Chase at Kilbeggan last night.

BRAVE INCA, if Colm Murphy decides to let him take his chance, can confirm recent superiority over Macs Joy in the ACC Bank Champion Hurdle at Punchestown this afternoon.

BRAVE INCA, if Colm Murphy decides to let him take his chance, can confirm recent superiority over Macs Joy in the ACC Bank Champion Hurdle at Punchestown this afternoon.

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AKSHAR rates a safe wager to take the Bloomfield House Hotel Hurdle at Kilbeggan tonight, on what looks a particularly dull weekend for Irish racing.

DERMOT WELD’S Queen Astrid stormed into Cheltenham Royal and SunAlliance Novices’ Hurdle contention with a 20 lengths success in the Murray O’Laoire Architects’ Mares Hurdle at Limerick yesterday.

THE frustrating The Galway Man can finally put it all together and land the John Harney Bookmaker Chase at Clonmel this afternoon.

DERMOT WELD has had a very quiet week, but can strike at the double at Listowel this afternoon with Set In Motion and Tasman.

DERMOT WELD’S Monaser, absent for 101 days, made a winning reappearance in the Rathronan Maiden at Clonmel last evening.

JOE CROWLEY’S Stylish Dane can make a successful start over jumps in the Equine Warehouse three-year-old Maiden Hurdle at Clonmel this evening.

GALWAY Hurdle hero Cloone River made a smashing start over fences when outclassing his rivals in the Meadowlands Hotel Beginners Chase at Tralee yesterday.

THE exciting Damson has to be the choice to take the Group One Independent Waterford Wedgwood Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh tomorrow.

Trainer David Wachman reports Damson to be in top form ahead of her crack at the Independent Waterford Wedgwood Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday.

PAUL CARBERRY gave top weight Three Mirrors a superb ride to take the Tipperary Hurdle at Tipperary last night.

THE rapidly improving Callow Lake struck a blow for the four-year-olds when leading his rivals a merry dance in the Nire Hurdle at Clonmel yesterday.

Irish trainer Eamonn Sheehy has been hit with a double blow today with two of his recent winners being disqualified after traces of an illegal substance were found.

WILLIE MULLINS’ Homer Wells gets the nap to turn over likely market leader, Overbury Affair, in the Bumper at Fairyhouse this afternoon.

GEORGES GIRL, with the conditions of the contest in her favour, has to be fancied to land the featured Grade Two Red Mills Trial Hurdle at Gowran Park this afternoon, on a card which sees Grand National hero, Monty’s Pass, return to action over flights.

TONY MULLINS’ Piercing Sun should be hard to beat in the Saltan Properties INH Stallion Owners’ EBF Novice Hurdle at Tramore this afternoon.

BALLYAMBER should find the opposition to his liking in the Donaghmore Beginners Chase at Fairyhouse this afternoon.

TOM TAAFFE, on the mark with Emotional Moment at Thurles on Thursday, can strike again at Clonmel today with Solar System in the Irish Stallion Farms’ Beginners ’Chase.

Get aboard the Barry Geraghty bandwagon at Thurles this afternoon.

IT isn’t often that a lowly contest, such as the Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap at Thurles this afternoon, is the focus of much attention.

PATRIZIO can prove too strong for Just In Debt in the Co-Op Hardware and Supermarket Novice Hurdle at Tipperary this evening.

TOMMY STACK’S Swiss Roll gets the nap to land a very competitive Irish Stallion Farms Noblesse Stakes, a Listed event for fillies, at Naas tonight.

TONY MULLINS’ Crusset, now a five-year-old, enjoyed his first success on the flat when taking the Templemore Maiden at Clonmel yesterday.