The champion jockey Ruby Walsh makes his comeback at Tramore this afternoon having been out of action since breaking a leg in the Czech Republic in early October.
Considering he had hoped to return at Christmas and then had to postpone his return again when aggravating the injury in another fall, it has been an intensely frustrating period for Walsh.
However, with Cheltenham looming, and the possibility of some useful rides for Willie Mullins at the festival, he will be keen to prove his fitness beginning on the appropriately named Make My Day in the opening maiden hurdle.
A handicap fourth to Willyelkra at Navan gives Make My Day a chance in this company but preference is for the lightly raced Little Buckie who won a bumper at Cork in good style in mid-December.
Walsh's other mount is on the Punchestown banks winner Little Len in the handicap hurdle but this could shape into a clash between the Thurles winner Reiska Bannagher and Galbally Star. Preference is for the former despite being 6lb worse off with Galbally Star on that Thurles form.
The nap however goes to the locally-trained Catchherifyoucan in the bumper. John Kiely's runner was a perfectly reasonable fifth to Edward O'Grady's smart Get It Done at Gowran and should come on from that.
The course winner Fidalus is a speculative choice in the featured £10,000 Ellickson Handicap Chase even though he does have to concede weight to the double Punchestown scorer Lord Of The Dance.
