Dunguib is on course to have his second comeback run this weekend at either Gowran Park or Navan, meaning he could clash with Champion Hurdle dark horse Un De Sceaux.

Willie Mullins’ decision not to send any horses to England means it’s a weekend at home for me, at Naas today and Fairyhouse tomorrow.

Dessie Hughes insists Our Conor “couldn’t be better” ahead of his second crack at Hurricane Fly in the BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on January 26.

Trainer John Kiely is considering the RSA Chase at the Cheltenham Festival for Carlingford Lough following his last-gasp defeat of Morning Assembly in the Topaz Novice Chase at Leopardstown.

I have only two rides this afternoon and I start off on Alonso who will be the first Spanish-bred horse I've ever ridden. If I've ever ridden one before, I certainly don't recall it.

The clash so many had been looking forward to all week at Punchestown, Solwhit versus Quevega, in yesterday’s Grade 1 Ladbrokes’ World Series Hurdle, failed to materialise, after Solwhit was sensationally withdrawn at the start.

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.

Annie Power proved herself a star of the future when retaining her unbeaten record in the Grade 2 paddypower.com Novice Hurdle in Naas yesterday.

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.

I ride in all seven races at Newbury today, but the undoubted highlight promises to be Silviniaco Conti (pictured) in the Denman Chase.