Analifet is home and hosed at Fairyhouse© Photo Healy Racing
Gigginstown House Stud's first National Hunt filly Analifet confirmed the excellent impression she left on her Irish debut at Punchestown by impressively landing the Grade 3 Bar One Racing Juvenile 3-y-o Hurdle at Fairyhouse.
Backers of the 30/100 chance never had an anxious moment after Ruby Walsh's mount took the lead after Diesel Ten jumped left at the first.
The French-bred daughter of Califet extended away up the straight in tremendous fashion to account for her stable companion Noble Inn by six and a half lengths. Clarcam the other Gigginstown House Stud owned runner, the mount of Davy Russell, finished a further six lengths back in third.
Winning trainer Willie Mullins said: "It was a good performance and I was delighted with her. It was a quick time on quick ground and she's able to handle that.
"Soft ground won't be any barrier to her either.
"She did everything like a good mare and we'll probably look at Leopardstown at Christmas for her.
"It's going to be tough keeping the horses apart in the three-year-old department.
"I was particularly pleased with the runner-up (Noble Inn) who jumped a lot better today. He's going to improve more as he came from a flat yard.
"The ground was very quick for him and Paul (Townend) said he was going as fast as he could. As we move further into the winter the slower ground will suit him better."
Meanwhile Walsh reflected: "She is (a Triumph Hurdle horse) but I'd suppose the pity for me is that she won't have ten six every day which is just beyond Davy (Russell).
"You have to stay to win a Triumph and she does it the hard way – she gallops along in your hands but it seems there's loads left and stamina is not a problem for her.
"We went a real good gallop and she kept it up. She's a smashing filly and it's a good start to the day." (GC & EM)
