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Amateur rider Noel McParlan stole a march on the opposition when he built up a big lead on Back To Balloo in the Follow Us On Twitter At Fairyhouse Beginners Chase and kept going to win easily.
Colin McBratney's eight-year-old had plenty of experience jumping fences as this was his seventh outing over the bigger obstacles, and while he had company in the early part of the race, he was out on his own by mid-contest.
The favourite Arzembouy Premier went after him in the closing stages along with Prima Vista but they never looked like getting near enough and the grey (5-1) skipped away to score by eight and a half lengths.
David Wachman is best known for the exploits of his Flat horses, but Pageboy flies the flag for him over the jumps and the six-year-old landed his first fencing success in the Free Admission For Under 18s At All Meetings Beginners Chase.
Hot favourite Cailin Annamh took a horrible fall when getting into contention at the second-last and Paul Townend drove Pageboy (3-1) ahead going to the final fence to beat Presenting Beara by two lengths.
Mark Enright made all in the Follow Fairyhouse On Facebook Handicap Chase on the Dessie Hughes-trained 2-1 favourite Knockanarrigan but it was desperately close and in another stride be would have been collared by Fennis Moll who was beaten a short head.
Gordon Elliott's dual bumper scorer Time For A Pint (4-1) won on his jumps debut when Davy Condon sent him through a narrow gap to lead at the final flight in the Summer Racing At Fairyhouse Maiden Hurdle before scoring by two and a quarter lengths.
Jimmy Barcoe's top-weight Allez Vic (9-2) won an exciting duel with Vasco Du Mee in the Visit www.fairyhouse.ie For Special Offers Handicap Hurdle, while Henry de Bromhead's mare Cordelia Belle (5-1) rallied to sweep past Hareth on the run-in and take the Family Day 13th July Handicap Hurdle.
Robbie McNamara expertly guided Tony Martin's 4-6 favourite Marinero to an easy victory by two and a quarter lengths in the Ratoath INH Flat Race after switching him
