Seabass is in line for a crack at the John Smith's Grand National after stretching his unbeaten run to seven in the paddypower.com Chase at Naas today.

LITTLE more than three weeks before the Cheltenham festival, champion trainer Willie Mullins was in tremendous form again at Naas yesterday, following his recent ‘nap hand’ at Punchestown with a four-timer.

ROBERTO Goldback can continue the terrific run currently being enjoyed by Jessica Harrington and Robert Power by landing the Grade 2 Red Mills Chase at Gowran Park this afternoon.

This afternoon's meeting at Naas has been abandoned due to snow.

HURRICANE Fly will be sorely missed if he does not make it to Cheltenham, should Go Native’s ready victory at Naas be anything to go by.

LIAM BURKE, one of the gentlemen of Irish racing, enjoyed his first ever Grade 1 success when Thyne Again landed the Baileys’ Arkle Cup at Leopardstown yesterday, writes Pat Keane.

Venalmar earned a 33-1 quote for the Ballymore Properties Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham after a battling performance at Naas.

THERE is a possibility of a somewhat truncated programme at Cork this afternoon, with racing subject to a 7.30 a.m inspection.

No Full, a creditable third in the Paddy Power Chase at Leopardstown last week, bids for compensation over the smaller obstacles at Naas on Sunday.

SIZING AFRICA is the nap choice to make a winning debut over flights in the INH Stallion Owners’ EBF Novice Hurdle at Naas this afternoon.

Grand National winner Silver Birch has been ruled out for the season by his trainer Gordon Elliott.

A 28-year-old woman has died after a house fire in Arklow.

THE top of the property ladder is usually reached with the purchase of a four- to five-bed, detached house, and, right now, buyers in Cork’s Blackwater valley can look over two properties in that category.

THE exciting Catch Me has to be the choice to land the 22-runner Annual Membership Maiden Hurdle at Naas this afternoon.

Solerina notched up her 22nd career success when seeing off four rivals in the Cedar Building Hurdle at Naas.

Dessie Hughes is pondering his Cheltenham options for Central House after the two-mile star sauntered to victory in the Paddy & Helen Cox Memorial Newlands Chase at Naas yesterday.

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.

QUEEN ASTRID is fancied to land the best race of the weekend in Ireland, the Woodlands Park 100 Johnstown Novice Hurdle at Naas tomorrow.

DAVENPORT MILENIUM can land a fascinating AIG Europe Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown tomorrow.

A traveller accused of murdering a cousin at a halting site in Laois four years ago was the driver of the getaway car for two men who broke into the victim's caravan and shot him twice as he lay in bed, a jury at the Central Criminal Court heard today.

MICHAEL HALFORD’S Golden Cross can give his Cheltenham Triumph Hurdle hopes a major boost by landing the Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle at Fairyhouse this afternoon.