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Mullins/Walsh record double

Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh completed a quick double this afternoon after winning The Goffs Slaney Novice Hurdle Grade 2 with the consistent Mikael D'Haguenet.

2.27PM

All Too Easy for Quinola at Cork

In concession of 12Ibs there were those that thought Quinola Des Obeaux could be vulnerable to Miss Abrahnovic in the McCarthy Insurance Group (Pro/Am) Flat Race but nothing could prove to be further from the truth as he brushed her aside with consummate ease, by all of fifteen lengths.

4.40PM

Mikael takes next step in Slaney Hurdle

Willie Mullins has an embarrassment of riches in the novice hurdling division this season with the likes of Hurricane Fly and Cousin Vinny, and another Grade 1 winner from the stable, Mikael d'Haguenet, is in action again at Naas on Sunday in the Goffs Slaney Hurdle.

6.25PM

Fine Has Twiston-Davies Fuming

Nigel Twiston-Davies was left seething by a £140 fine imposed by the British Horseracing Authority for withdrawing Ardaghey on Friday when he got a late call-up for the John Smith´s Grand National.

12.00AM

Dun Deal For Doire And Philson

Connections of Dun Doire and Philson Run breathed a sigh of relief as their horses made the cut in a maximum 40-strong field for the John Smith´s Grand National at Aintree on Saturday.

12.00AM

Mullins delighted with Walsh commitment

Willie Mullins is delighted jockey Ruby Walsh has pledged himself to Grand National specialist Hedgehunter.

12.00AM

Ahern Notches Nottingham Hat-Trick

Eddie Ahern was in top form at Nottingham with a 25/1 treble aboard Fontana Amorosa (13-8 favourite), Shipmaster (4-6 favourite) and Baskerville (5-1).

12.00AM

Brave Inca delivers the Cash for Irish

Yet again Ireland´s Cheltenham challenge got off to the perfect start as the heavily backed favourite Brave Inca won out in a thrilling Supreme Novices´ Hurdle finish.

12.00AM

WELD/SMULLEN ALLIANCE IN TOP FORM AT LEOPARDSTOWN

Dermot Weld and Pat Smullen warmed up for Saturday’s Epsom Derby in double winning style at Leopardstown when they won the opening two races on the card with Oversighted and Military Option.

12.00AM

EGAN CELEBRATES 35TH BIRTHDAY IN CLASSIC STYLE

Irish jockey John Egan celebrated his 35th birthday in a ?Classic? sort of way at the Curragh yesterday when he teamed up with British raider Indian Haven to scoop the first domestic Classic of the current campaign, the Entenmann?s Irish 2,000 Guineas.

12.00AM

BEEF OR SALMON ON MENU AT FAIRYHOUSE NEXT TUESDAY

Beef Or Salmon, a costly failure for many Irish punters at the Cheltenham Festival last month, will be the star attraction at Fairyhouse next Tuesday when he is expected to line up in the featured Powers Gold Cup.

12.00AM

GROUND A GOING CONCERN AT LISTOWEL

Going reports have become something of a party conversation piece among the training fraternity these days and on the opening day of the Listowel 2-Day fixture on Saturday the subject raised its ugly head again.

12.00AM

Curragh bags the value

Ireland`s premier two-year-old race, the 300,000 euro National Stakes, will be sponsored this year by Dunnes Stores.

12.00AM

DOCTORS COULD BRING IRISH RACING TO A HALT

Irish racing is in big danger of coming to an abrupt halt early next month following the announcement before racing at Naas on Sunday afternoon that the 84 active members of the Racecourse Medical Officers Association (RMOA) will tender their resignation to the Executive with effect from April 6th.

12.00AM

SACUNDAI TAKES RED MILLS AT GOWRAN

Charlie Swan showed yet again why he has no less than 9 championship titles under his belt when he teamed up with Sacundai to take the Red Mills Trial Hurdle before another bumper crowd at a Gowran Park.

12.00AM

HRI ANNOUNCE INCENTIVE PLAN FOR OVERSEAS RUNNERS

Horse Racing Ireland has unveiled an incentive scheme to attract more overseas runners to contest Black Type races in Ireland.

12.00AM

BRADY BANTER LIGHTS UP PUNCHESTOWN

Monaghan handler Oliver Brady brought Punchestown to life yesterday with another rendition of his now customary post race victory ritual after Kenilworth duly justified favouritism in the hands of John Cullen in the Red Bog Hurdle.

12.00AM

BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR CARBERRY AT PUNCHESTOWN

Not for the first time at Punchestown this season Paul Carberry enjoyed a profitable session in the plate on Saturday afternoon, much to the joy of favourite backers, when he completed a double via Native Commander and Reminiscer.

12.00AM

PUNCHESTOWN SCRAP THREE CHASES

The three chases planned for Punchestown`s meeting on Wednesday have been abandoned.

12.00AM

IRISH HANDICAPPER IMPRESSED WITH BEEF OR SALMON

Ireland`s latest chasing star Beef Or Salmon which powered home in the Ericsson Chase at Leopardstown over Christmas has Irish NH handicapper Noel O`Brien on a high.

12.00AM

Alexander Banquet Out For Season

Willie Mullins has been dealt another blow today after learning that Alexander Banquet will miss the rest of the season through injury.

12.00AM

BALLYHAMPSHIRE BOY IS PUT DOWN

Ballyhampshire Boy, one of Ireland's leading novice hurdlers last season, was humanely destroyed on Thursday after failing to show any signs of recovery from injuries sustained in a Navan fall last month.

12.00AM