The enforced absence of Sprinter Sacre and Sire De Grugy has resulted in a mass entry of 18 for the 888sport Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown on Saturday.

Home Farm, formerly trained by Arthur Moore, made a winning start for Henry de Bromhead when taking the Listed John Meagher Memorial Chase at Thurles yesterday.

Shanahan’s Turn made an impressive chasing debut when landing the Ballymore Christmas Fair Beginners Chase at the expense of Wounded Warrior in Punchestown yesterday.

Hurricane Fly rewrote the history books when capturing the five-runner Stanjames.com Morgiana Hurdle at odds of 1/16 in Punchestown yesterday, the highlight of a superb day for champion trainer Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh, who landed his first five-timer in Ireland.

Hurricane Fly galloped to a world record of 17 Grade One wins with victory in the StanJames.com Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown on a day that saw his jockey Ruby Walsh ride a five-timer and his trainer Willie Mullins saddle seven winners at two meetings.

Ben Dalton proved himself to be a real super sub when guiding Sword Fish to an easy success in the featured Paddy Power Cork Grand National Handicap Chase yesterday.

Rubi Light can land the Grade 2 Red Mills Chase on a terrific card at Navan this afternoon.

Texas Jack is unlikely to run at the Cheltenham Festival despite his win in a Grade Two novice chase at Leopardstown on Saturday.

Jezki was very good last Sunday at Fairyhouse, doing everything right to beat a quality field in the Royal Bond. It has surprised us really how well he has handled the heavier going. That has given us a lot more options.

Tofino Bay was the pick of a terrific 25-1 Navan treble for Irish champion jockey Davy Russell and owners Gigginstown House Stud.

Talk about being brought down to earth with a bang. There were a couple of bright points but last weekend was largely disastrous, coming on the back of a tremendous period for the yard.

Multiple Grade One-winning chaser Realt Dubh is likely to test his staying powers over three miles for the first time in the JNwine.com Champion Chase at Down Royal on Saturday.

BOG WARRIOR is fancied to run his rivals ragged in the Grade 1 Racing Post Novice Chase at Leopardstown on St Stephen’s Day.

THE paddypower.com Grand National at Cork yesterday produced a terrific local victory with the Tom Nagle trained The Bishop Looney digging deep to beat Another Palm.

ROI DU MEE made every yard of the running to trounce hot-pot Forpadydeplasterer in the three-runner, Grade 3 Star Chase at Punchestown yesterday.

Noel Meade is waiting for soft ground before thinking of returning Pandorama to the track.

THE victory of even-money favourite Pozyc in the featured Edmond Whelan Memorial Handicap Hurdle proved the highlight of a double for champion trainer Willie Mullins at yesterday’s rescheduled meeting in Listowel.

GIMLI’S ROCK proved a facile winner of the Grade 2 WKD Core Hurdle at Down Royal yesterday, highlight of a spectacular treble for trainer Jessica Harrington, also successful with the Robert Power-ridden pair Bostons Angel and Saville Row.

Shinrock Paddy confirmed himself an exciting prospect with a runaway win in the Barry & Sandra Kelly Memorial Hurdle at Navan for Paul Nolan and Alain Cawley.

I THINK it will take an extraordinary display by Denman if he is to defy top weight in the Hennessy at Newbury today.

Edward O’Grady is considering switching Catch Me back to the smaller obstacles for the Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse on Sunday week.

Willie Mullins plans to send a strong team for the Grade One races, sponsored by Bar One Racing, at the two-day meeting at Fairyhouse on November 28 and 29.

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

Noel Meade reports Aran Concerto to be nearing a return to the racecourse as he recovers from a slight setback.

“THAT’S twice he’s folded like a cheap suit as if there’s something wrong”, was the verdict of Tom Segal (Pricewise) in Monday’s Racing Post.

PENCIL in Sunday, November 30, as a particular date for your diary.

ARTHUR MOORE’S King Johns Castle has been installed as the clear 11-4 favourite with Cashmans for today’s rescheduled Ballymore Properties Drinmore Novice Chase at Fairyhouse.

A competitive field of 11 runners at Fairyhouse will go to post for the Ballymore Properties Drinmore Novice Chase, headed by Paul Stafford’s Blueberry Boy.

Kill Devil Hill could represent Irish handler Paul Nolan in the £150,000 Boylesports.com Gold Cup at Cheltenham next month.

Blueberry Boy sprung something of a surprise when shrugging off a 250-day absence to land the Volkswagen Craddockstown Novice Chase.

RATHGAR BEAU remains a possible contender for the William Hill - Tingle Creek Trophy at Sandown on December 3 despite having the Hilly Way Chase at Cork eight days later as his main target.

Brave Inca made a winning reappearance in an eventful renewal of the Grade Two Maplewood Developments Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown.

IN a short few weeks Mossy Green will celebrate his 12th birthday, but showed at Thurles yesterday there is still plenty life left in Willie Mullins’ charge.

Always is unlikely to take up either of his engagements at Down Royal on Saturday because of the prospect of testing ground.

Wild Passion made a highly satisfactory chasing debut when he ran out the comfortable winner of the Panoramic Restaurant Beginners Chase at Punchestown yesterday.

Watson Lake jumped to the forefront of the Cheltenham picture after an authoritative display of front-running under Paul Carberry in the Flyingbolt Novice Chase at Navan today.

WILLIE MULLINS’ Major Vernon duly outclassed his rivals in the first division of the Cashel Maiden Hurdle at Clonmel yesterday, giving the impression there was plenty in the locker.

CONOR O’DWYER was positively beaming after partnering Mouse Morris’ War Of Attrition to victory in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Beginners Chase at Thurles yesterday.

THE compiler of weights will hardly have slept soundly last night, after Hedgehunter made a mockery of the handicap in yesterday’s Thyestes ’Chase at Gowran Park.