A young Irish trainer has the chance to put his name on the map in no uncertain fashion today — but it won’t have been by conventional means. Alan Fleming spoke to Declan Colley

TASMAN, narrowly beaten in a tough handicap at Fairyhouse on Monday, can redress the balance in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Novice Hurdle at Navan this afternoon.

CENTRAL HOUSE set himself up for the Cheltenham Festival when running out an embarrassingly easy winner of the Paddy & Helen Cox Memorial Newlands Chase at Naas yesterday.

THE very valuable Powers’ Gold Cup at Fairyhouse this afternoon has a farcical appearance, with only three possible runners.

THE rather frustrating Greywell has a leading chance in the Murphys’ Handicap Hurdle at Cork this afternoon.