Voler La Vedette will face four opponents as she bids to repeat last year’s victory in the Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse tomorrow.

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.

The highly-regarded Back In Focus takes to fences for the first time under Rules in the Kevin McManus Beginners Chase at Listowel on Thursday.

Classy hurdler Steps To Freedom proved the equine star of yesterday’s action in Dundalk, defying top-weight of 10-3 and justifying strong support in the two-mile Boylesports.com Handicap to spark a double for trainer Jessica Harrington and Fran Berry.

Having drawn a blank on the fourth day of Royal Ascot in the afternoon, Aidan O’Brien gave punters plenty to enjoy when recording a treble with Kingston Jamaica, Battle Of Saratoga and Demurely in Limerick last night.

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.

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

BIG BUCK’S appears to face a straightforward task as he goes in search of a 15th straight victory in the Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday.

Hughies Grey booked his ticket for next month’s Ladbrokes Irish Grand National with a Grade Two victory in the Webster Cup Chase at Navan.

VETERAN trainer Bill Harney seemed rather perplexed after his Leanne had bolted away with the featured Wilderness Chase at Clonmel yesterday.

ONCE-RACED Alderwood is the nap choice to land the Bumper for Tom Mullins at Clonmel this afternoon.

SINCE I began riding, I have never missed a Punchestown Festival through injury.

Colm Murphy will be hoping for a change of fortune for Zaarito in tomorrow’s Growise Champion Novice Chase at the Punchestown Festival.

Bluesea Cracker, trained by James Motherway, landed an incident-packed renewal of the Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse.

TONY MARTIN fears conditions at Fairyhouse may end up being too testing for Saddlers Storm in the Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National on Monday.

THE most interesting contest at Fairyhouse today is the P2P In The Irish Racing Post On Wednesday Novice Chase, which brings together a number of useful types.

CATCH ME, successful in the contest a year ago, can again do the business in the Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse’s rescheduled triple Grade 1 meeting this afternoon.

CATCH ME can land back-to-back successes in the Grade 1 Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse tomorrow.

TOM TAAFFE’S Smoking Aces is the nap choice to land the Clonoulty Hurdle at Thurles this afternoon.

IN COMPLIANCE, having his first run since December of 2007, made a stunning return in the Thurles Chase at Thurles yesterday.

Adrian Maguire has high hopes Mr Warbucks will make the grade after the lightly-raced gelding made a winning debut over fences at Thurles.

TADRIAN Maguire’s Mr Warbucks made a fine start over fences when easily beating Whatuthink in the Thurles Beginners Chase yesterday.

LYLE LADY has a leading chance in the Tally Ho Stud Auction Maiden at Bellewstown tonight, should the meeting pass a precautionary 7.30 inspection this morning.

BRAVE Inca bids to chalk up the 11th Grade One triumph of an illustrious career when he steps up to three miles for the Ladbrokes.com World Series Hurdle at Punchestown today.

I have one worry about Fiveforthree in the Ladbrokes’ World Series Hurdle at Punchestown today and that’s his ability to truly stay three miles.

THE legendary Vincent O’Brien, who celebrated his 92nd birthday yesterday, had his colours carried to victory by Lastkingofscotland in the Breeze-Up Bonus EBF Maiden at Tipperary last night.

WHATUTHINK, a seven-year-old having his first run on the flat, gets the nap to win the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association Race at Tipperary this evening.

Big Buck’s gave Paul Nicholls his first victory in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

FOLLOW The Plan heads a likely Cheltenham Festival team of three from Oliver McKiernan’s County Dublin stable.

CATCH ME can complete a four-timer in the Grade 2 ladbrokes.com Boyne Hurdle at Navan this afternoon.

THOMAS O’LEARY produced an extraordinary training performance to win back-to back Ellen Construction Thyestes Handicap Chases with Preists Leap at Gowran Park yesterday.

Whatuthink is likely to bid for compensation in the Grade Two Galmoy Hurdle at Gowran Park on Thursday week after his narrow defeat at Leopardstown.

ERIC McNamara will study the entries for the Slaney Novice Hurdle before deciding whether to commit Emergency Exit to the Grade Two contest at Naas on Sunday.

Whatuthink is to be aimed at the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham after his near-miss at Leopardstown last week.

Willie Mullins’ hot streak shows no sign of slowing down as the Irish champion trainer saddled his seventh winner of the Christmas period when Kempes took the O’Dwyers Stillorgan Orchard Maiden Hurdle at Leopardstown.

DESSIE HUGHES has decided to let Hardy Eustace take his chance in Sunday’s Bar-One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse.

Inglis Drever could bid for a fourth successive victory in the toteswinger Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury on Saturday.

Trainer Noel Meade rattled off a superb 64-1 four-timer at Navan, his local track, thanks to wins from Pandorama, Watson Lake, Aran Concerto and Across The Bay.

Colm Murphy is hoping the testing conditions do not hinder Megans Joy too much when she lines up in the Grade Three Anglo Irish Bank Hurdle at Down Royal tomorrow.

There are a couple of interesting runners at Thurles tomorrow as Time Electric and Whatuthink both make their seasonal debuts.

TOM COOPER, who won the Cheltenham Bumper with Total Enjoyment four years ago, is on the Festival trail again.

Forpadydeplasterer (11-4) emerged as a serious threat to all at Cheltenham with a stylish victory in the Deloitte Novice Hurdle.

A bumper entry of 130 has been received for the opening race at the Cheltenham Festival, the Anglo Irish Bank Supreme Novices’ Hurdle.

TWO years ago Irish steeplechasing was on a massive high, after War Of Attrition, Hedgehunter and Forget The Past had filled the first three places in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.