DAVY Russell rode three winners at Galway too and it was great to hear on Wednesday that the leg injury that the reigning champion jockey sustained from his fall from Crack Of Thunder at Roscommon on Tuesday was not as bad as was first feared. Indeed, the rider’s intention is to be back riding at Downpatrick tomorrow.

That’s good news all round, not least for the annual Hurling for Cancer Research challenge in St Conleth’s Park in Newbridge on Tuesday evening, when Davy Russell’s Best will take on Jim Bolger’s Stars. The full-back line will be a stronger line with Davy Russell himself in it.