THOSE who fancy Boston Bob at Cheltenham will be encouraged by the performance of Lyreen Legend in winning yesterday’s Grade 2 boylesports.com Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle at Thurles.

NIALL O’CALLAGHAN, who trained at Louisville, Kentucky for 28 years, enjoyed a first success in his native country when Takeover Bid landed the Newmarket Handicap at Cork yesterday.