Having Davy Russell on your side has been paying rich dividends for quite a while now and he can again reward his numerous supporters by guiding Birzali to success in the opening Follow Kilbeggan On Facebook Maiden Hurdle at the Co Westmeath track tonight.

ARABELLA BOY, Nina Carberry on board, is eye-catching and is the nap choice in the Supporters’ Club Maiden Hurdle at Wexford this afternoon.

WILLIE MULLINS, fresh from another excellent afternoon at Downpatrick yesterday, can keep the momentum going with Quiscover Fontaine in the featured Grade 2 Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle at Thurles today.

THE BAY LAD, a nine-year-old who has never won a race, gets the nap to land the Martin Reilly Hyundai Maiden Hurdle at Sligo this evening.