Gordon Elliott’s Toner D’Oudairies justified favouritism with a game display to land the Grade 3 Imperial Call Chase before a more than satisfactory attendance in excess of 6,000 at Cork yesterday.

Gordon Elliott’s consistent Toner D’Oudairies benefited from a power-packed Davy Condon ride to steal the Imperial Call Chase at Cork from under the nose of Noble Prince.

Bryan Cooper rode his first ever winner for Willie Mullins when guiding Gigginstown House Stud’s Don Poli to victory in the INH Stallion Owners’ EBF Maiden Hurdle at Thurles yesterday.

Mystery surrounded an eyecatching gamble and subsequent stewards’ withdrawal of Like A Diamond in the Tote Win 24% Better Than Bookmakers SP Maiden at Ballinrobe last night after officials announced they were concerned the three-year-old was not in the care of his stated trainer.

Tarla notched her second win over fences when making all to justify 4/6 favouritism in the Irish Stallion Farms Mares Chase in Limerick yesterday.

Mouse Morris’ Rathlin sprang a 16-1 shock when turning over hot-pot Unika La Reconce in the Munster Hurdle at Clonmel yesterday.

The Dessie Hughes-trained Seefood followed-up an impressive recent maiden win over course and distance when landing the INH Stallion Owners Novice Hurdle, in the hands of Bryan Cooper, at Fairyhouse yesterday.

Ruby Walsh completed a treble in the quickest possible fashion as he took the opening three maiden hurdles at Killarney yesterday.

OUT of luck on Await The Dawn at York on Wednesday and set for a return to the Knavesmire today, Joseph O’Brien took the riding honours at Wexford last night, recording a last-gasp double on Snap Alam and Monte Carlo.

BLAZING TEMPO, who has clearly been laid out for the race, can land the tote.com Galway Plate at Ballybrit this afternoon.

TRAINERS Charlie Swan and Tony Martin took the training honours at Limerick yesterday, Swan doubling-up for champion owner J P McManus with Prince Of Fire and Rourke’s Cross while Martin combined with Ruby Walsh to register a handicap hurdle double with Redera and Somatic.

Declan McNamara is excited about the future after seeing Mossey Joe make an impressive start to his novice chasing career at Killarney on Tuesday evening.

WILLIE AUSTIN admits Mossey Joe faces a much tougher task in today’s woodiesdiy.com Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown.

WILLIE AUSTIN, a man who has long known the time of day, produced 12-1 shot Mossey Joe to land the Grade 3 O’Connell Group Stayers’ Hurdle at Cork yesterday.

Mossey Joe was the surprise star of the show at Cork as jump racing returned to Ireland following the big freeze.

THE hoped for return to racing on turf at Cork tomorrow is subject to a 3pm inspection this afternoon.

ADRIAN HESKIN added to his growing reputation when powering False Economy, backed from 7-1 to 5’s, to an easy victory in the opening maiden hurdle at Tipperary last night.

THE Willie Austin-trained Four Chimneys proved his liking for Limerick when powering home a seven lengths winner of the Patrickswell Community Council Handicap Hurdle yesterday.

ANDREW MCNAMARA rode his first ever Festival winner at Ballybrit when driving 16-1 shot Ballyholland to beat the gamble of the race, Knock On The Head, by three lengths in the William Hill Galway Plate yesterday.

Irish horses are forecast to dominate the finish of Saturday's Investec Derby and a happy party from Co Tipperary started the invasion early by making off with a double at Lingfield today.

WILLIE MULLINS continued his build-up to next week’s Cheltenham Festival by recording a double with odds-on favourites Apt Approach and Citizen Vic at Fairyhouse yesterday.

GOLDEN SILVER, owned by Violet and Archie O’Leary, sprang a minor surprise when landing the Grade 1 Arkle Perpetual Cup at Leopardstown yesterday.

Golden Silver provided Willie Mullins with a third Arkle Perpetual Challenge Cup Novice Chase success as he rewarded shrewd market support at Leopardstown.

MISTER Top Notch, now a nine-year-old, can enjoy a first ever success on the flat in the Denny Havasnack Race at Tralee this afternoon.

Conem made it two wins from two runs at Listowel this week as he powered away with the Edmond Whelan Memorial Handicap Hurdle.

JESSICA Harrington’s Quartino followed his narrow win in a novice race at Bellewstown, with a more clear-cut success in the featured Guinness Handicap Hurdle at Listowel yesterday.

Quartino gave Jessica Harrington and Barry Geraghty a valuable prize when running out a ready winner of the Guinness Handicap Hurdle, the feature race at Listowel.

JESSICA HARRINGTON is within about €3,000 of hitting the million mark in prizemoney for the season, following the smooth success of Top Of The Rock in the Powerstown Maiden Hurdle at Clonmel yesterday.

GLENROCK Leader revelled in the testing conditions to land the Grade 3 Ladbrokes.com Dorans Pride Novice Hurdle on the third day of the Limerick Christmas meeting yesterday.

CHELTENHAM Gold Cup third Forget The Past produced a sparkling display of jumping and staying power to land the MacLochlainn Road Markings Ltd Kinloch Brae Chase at Thurles yesterday.

THE improving Holly Tree proved far too good for a pair of shorter-priced rivals, Farmer Brown and Freds Benefit, in the www.hacketts.ie Novice Hurdle at Limerick yesterday.

WILLIE MULLINS enjoyed his first success of the Flat campaign when Financial Reward took the Ballybunion Median Auction Maiden at Listowel yesterday.

TRAINER Willie Austin had his licence suspended for three months by the Turf Club’s appeals and referrals committee yesterday at a hearing into On Coo Lay’s runs at Wexford and Tramore in August.