Ireland is crying out for a genuine Cheltenham Gold Cup candidate and in the Philip Fenton-trained Last Instalment we may just have found one.

It was business as usual for Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh as Catleen ran out a cosy winner of the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle at Leopardstown.

THE defections of Synchronised and Quito De La Roque have greatly enhanced my prospects of winning the Hennessy Gold Cup on Quel Esprit at Leopardstown tomorrow.

Shadow Catcher produced a very taking performance on his debut over hurdles at Punchestown on New Year's Eve and he looks great value to follow up in tomorrow's Grade 1 Spring Juvenile at Leopardstown.

Exciting novices Sprinter Sacre and Cue Card are the star names among eight entries for the Betfair Super Saturday Chase at Newbury.

This weekend is all about the return of Hurricane Fly, who will attempt to tighten his grip on the Champion Hurdle market in the BHP Insurance-sponsored Irish version at Leopardstown tomorrow.

DESSIE HUGHES has made no secret of the regard in which he holds Minsk, his high-profile recruit off the level from John Oxx.

Ut De Sivola gave odds-on backers a scare in the Visit Punchestown.com Juvenile Hurdle.

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OVER at Wetherby, Rileyev is sure to be popular in the Yorkshire Post Ladies' Day Handicap Chase (2.20) in what is a step down in grade for him.

IT really is something of a rarity to spend the entire weekend at home, but I’m at Punchestown this afternoon and Navan tomorrow.

RUBY WALSH’S decision to opt for Clonmel ahead of the Peterborough Chase meeting in Huntingdon proved spot-on yesterday as the formerchampion completed a treble for Willie Mullins on juvenile hurdler Ut De Sivola and novice chasersBlackstairmountain and Allee Garde, his only three rides.

Blackstairmountain should outclass his 14 rivals on his fencing debut in today’s Clonmel Supporters Club beginners Chase in Clonmel.