Double for Carberry/Elliott as Swanty delivers

After winning the first with Moss Street Paul Carberry and Gordon Elliott doubled up in third, the Jumping Leprechauns Handicap Hurdle, as Swantykay justified favouritism.

The five-year-old son of Darsi finished a good fourth behind Route’s Delight at Bellewstown recently and having opened at 10/3 on-course today he was backed into 5/2 at the off.

Settled towards the rear of mid-division the Paul Holden owned gelding improved into a close fourth on the run to the second last.

He was third after that flight and travelled smoothly in second after jumping the last, overtaking House Limit on the run-in when ridden, going on to score comfortably by three and three parts of a length.

The aforementioned House Limit had to settle for second at 3/1 under Conor Maxwell for John Larkin while Thoonavolla was a further fourteen lengths back in third also at 3/1 under Kevin Sexton for Eoin Doyle.

Elliott said afterwards: "That's my first horse for Paul (Holden). He won well.

"Paul (Carberry) said the ground is getting a bit soft. The better the ground the better he is. Paul is brilliant, he takes his time on horses.

"He's named after a good friend of ours in Wexford. He might go for a handicap hurdle at Galway.

"Bayan will go for the Galway Hurdle. He'll be spot on for it. I thought it was a good performance the last day (Leopardstown on Thursday)."

Additional reporting by Michael Graham