Racing: Nobody will be more motivated to win the opening-day feature of Fairyhouse's Easter festival than Arthur Moore.
The Dan Moore Handicap Chase remembers his father and the Naas trainer goes double-handed into the two-mile contest with Jurado Express and Glenelly Gale.
The latter is the pick of stable jockey Conor O'Dwyer and the horse could be a bet to bounce back from a disappointing effort at Liverpool.
The dead going didn't help the horse there and there will be no such excuse on the fast surface tomorrow.
Ranged against Glenelly Gale are some of the usual suspects of the two-mile game, including the top weight, Knife Edge, and Alcapone, who reverts from three miles.
However, it will be interesting to see how much divides the Moore number one and Fiery Ring this time compared to Limerick running from a month ago.
Nevertheless, Glenelly Gale looks the one to give Moore his first success in the race since Kings English (1993-94.)
Noel Meade has won three of the last four editions of the Grade Three Novice Hurdle and has three of the seven runners this time. It's hard to disagree with Paul Carberry's decision to ride Khetaam, who won over course and distance last time out and was a high-class handicapper on quick ground on the flat.
One remarkable contender tomorrow is the Shane Donohoe-trained Oneofourown in the three-mile handicap chase.
Raised 7lb for a Downpatrick success last time, Oneofourown has won this race twice, last year and in 2000. Downpatrick should have put him just right for this.
Royal Alphabet, long touted as the one to continue Willie Mullins's record in the Cheltenham bumper, eventually wound up only 10th off a less-than-ideal preparation. Compensation looks on in the last now that the Mullins team are showing more sparkle.
The Co Carlow trainer can earlier have scored with Alexander Milenium in the maiden hurdle.
The classy sort couldn't score over fences this season but on his bumper form he looks nailed on to pick up a race of this sort.
The EBF mares novice final looks a very trappy contest but it is significant that Barry Geraghty has elected to ride My Name's Not Bin, who on the face of things looked to have a bit to do.
Star Performance was a disappointment at Leopardstown last month but the 117 rating he brings to the Beginners Chase makes a pretty convincing argument.
