ALTHOUGH without a win since February of last year, Won In The Dark stands out in tonight’s Dermot Casey - Hire Sales and Tree Services Hurdle in Mallow.

SABRINA HARTY has found a very suitable opportunity for Won In The Dark in the Motivate Challenge Supported by Failte Ireland Hurdle at Punchestown this evening and the seven-year-old gets the nap.

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

South Korean and US troops facing North Korea boosted their alert level to the highest category since 2006 today.

THE relatively new combination of Edward O’Grady and Andrew McNamara was cemented in spectacular style at Leopardstown yesterday in front of an attendance of 17,000.