PAUL TOWNEND landed a double at Cork yesterday, producing a particularly fine effort to take the featured Kinsale Handicap Chase aboard Keys Pride.

DARBY WALL could provide the answer to the fiercely competitive ladbrokes.com National Handicap Chase at Limerick tomorrow.

TOM TAAFFE, who has his horses in terrific shape, landed another decent prize when Tumbling Dice ran away with the Grade 2 O'Connell Logistics Hilly Way Chase at Cork yesterday.

CONNA CASTLE rounded off an excellent campaign with a smooth success in the Laurels Bar Hurdle at Killarney last night.