A faultless, front-running display by Flemenstar in the Grade 2 Irish Form Book Fortria Chase proved the highlight of yesterday’s action in Navan.

Voler La Vedette is likely to retrace her steps of last season which so nearly saw her defeat Big Buck’s in the World Hurdle when she kicks her campaign off in the Lismullen Hurdle at Navan tomorrow.

Voler La Vedette is likely to make her seasonal reappearance in the Lismullen Hurdle at Navan later this month.

After Quevega had won at Punchestown recently trainer, Willie Mullins, came up with a classic when questioned as to the possibility of her taking on Big Buck’s at Cheltenham next year.

Colm Murphy has confirmed his star mare Voler La Vedette will remain in training next season following her creditable run in defeat at Punchestown on Thursday.

The multi-talented Quevega produced a dazzling display to slam Voler La Vedette in the Grade 1 Ladbrokes.com Series World Hurdle at Punchestown last evening.

I am especially looking forward to today, because, to my way of thinking, Quevega and Voler La Vedette is the clash of the week in the three mile Grade 1 hurdle.

Super mares Quevega and Voler La Vedette are among 13 five-day entries for the Ladbrokes.com World Series Hurdle at Punchestown on Thursday.

Big Zeb is likely to have another crack at Sizing Europe in the Boylesports.com Champion Chase at next month’s Punchestown Festival.

Big Buck’s put more than a smile on my face with a great performance in the World Hurdle yesterday.

Cruel.

Big Buck’s made Ladbrokes World Hurdle history with a thrilling fourth successive victory in the stayers’ championship at Cheltenham.

Seven Barrows is the place to be right now if you’re a horse, and it’s not a bad place to be as a guest of Nicky Henderson’s either.

Ladbrokes World Hurdle preview

A total of just 16 possible rivals stand between Big Buck’s and a record fourth successive victory in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Voler La Vedette is to head for the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham without another racecourse appearance.

Voler La Vedette is to head for the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham without another racecourse appearance.

Nicky Henderson has ruled out taking Binocular to Ireland for his prep race before the Stan James Champion Hurdle.

Colm Murphy feels Voler La Vedette is better than she showed in defeat behind Zaidpour at Gowran last time out.

Willie Mullins continued his fine run of success when taking the two big races at Gowran Park.

WHEN Howard Johnson retired from training in England his principal patrons, Graham and Andrea Wylie, decided to send a batch of horses to Willie Mullins.

THE richly endowed Goffs’ Thyestes Handicap Chase is the feature at Gowran Park this afternoon, but first things first and the appearance of Voler La Vedette in the Grade 2 John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle.

Hurricane Fly features among just six remaining entries for Sunday’s BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown.

COLM MURPHY would like to see plenty of rain to tempt him to run Voler La Vedette against Hurricane Fly in the BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday.

ONE of the real success stories, of what so far has been an outstanding National Hunt season, is jockey Andrew Lynch.

DERMOT WELD expects to have a better idea of where Unaccompanied stands in the pecking order after she runs in the BHP Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on January 29.

TRAINER Colin Murphy has confirmed the Boylesports.com Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown on February 5 as the next target for Big Zeb, who made it two wins from two runs this season in the Grade 1 Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown on Tuesday.

BETFAIR have made another apology to punters over the bizarre betting patterns in Wednesday’s woodiesdiy.com Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown and the delay in settling the outcome.

Betfair have made another apology to punters over the bizarre betting patterns in yesterday’s woodiesdiy.com Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown and the delay in settling the outcome.

WE can say withalmost total certainty, following yesterday’s Grade 1 Lexus Chase at Leopardstown, that Ireland will not win the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March.

THE tough Quito De La Roque is fancied to outstay the opposition in the Grade 1 Lexus Chase at Leopardstown this afternoon.

VOLER La Vedette made her Grade 1 breakthrough when outclassing her three rivals in the Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse yesterday, where Ruby Walsh bagged the other Grade 1 events on Sous Les Cieux and Bog Warrior.

THE notion Mikael d’Haguenet might one day develop into a Cheltenham Gold Cup horse has long been forgotten, but he retains a fair amount of ability and is the nap choice in the Trinity Motor Neuron Disease Research Hurdle at Fairyhouse this afternoon.

COLM Murphy believes his star mare Voler La Vedette has every chance of claiming the first Grade One prize of her career in Sunday’s Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse on Sunday.

Colm Murphy believes his star mare Voler La Vedette has every chance of claiming the first Grade One prize of her career in Sunday’s Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse.

NOEL Meade and Willie Mullins lead the way with two entries apiece in Sunday’s Bar One Racing Royal Bond Hurdle at Fairyhouse.

Colm Murphy’s star mare Voler La Vedette will bid for a first Grade One victory in the Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse on Sunday.

FORMER two-mile champion Big Zeb and classy mare Volver La Vedette provided trainer Colm Murphy with a superb Grade 2 double when making successful seasonal debuts in Navan yesterday.

Colm Murphy’s two big guns, Big Zeb and Voler La Vedette, saw the Co Wexford trainer steal the show at Navan.

CHAMPION hurdler Hurricane Fly leads the entries for the Grade 1 Ladbrokes.com Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown on November 20.

COLM MURPHY is to give two of his stable stars, Big Zeb and Voler La Vedette, their first runs of the new campaign at Navan on Sunday week.

THE return to action of Forpadydeplasterer in the poorly-supported Star Chase will prove the focus of attention at Punchestown today.

Super mare Quevega heads a field of 11 for the Ladbrokes.com World Series Hurdle at Punchestown tomorrow.

Hurricane Fly will face a maximum of seven rivals as he attempts to win back-to-back renewals of the Rabobank Champion Hurdle at Punchestown on Friday.