Fil Dor leads home Hazelhatch Lady © Photo Healy Racing
The Listed chase on Thurles' card lost plenty of its lustre when Willie Mullins trio of horses were ruled out, and it was Fil Dor (1/40f) who had a relatively straightforward task in putting away Hazelhatch Lady
He led the way and was closely attended by 12/1 outsider Hazelhatch Lady, but asserted before the last and eased home by two and a-half lengths for Gordon Elliott.
Jack Kennedy said: "It was very straightforward and fairly routine. It would have been a surprise if he had been beaten as he was rated a lot higher than the other horse.
"He really showed some glimmers of his old form the last day in Clonmel (runner-up), so hopefully it is onwards and upwards.
"I had previously ridden and won in three two-runner races, so I'm four from four now!"
Champion trainer Mullins has withdrawn all of his horses, bar one, from the card due to the going.
Additional reporting by Tom Weekes
