Sizing Europe (Andrew Lynch) clears the last to win the Tied Cottage Chase© Photo Healy Racing
< Sizing Europe will head to Cheltenham with a perfect four from four record this season after landing the feature Boylesports.com Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown.
Henry de Bromhead's 11-year-old, who has three options at the big meeting in March, was sent straight to the front by Andrew Lynch and had only Foildubh anywhere near him throughout the race as he bowled along.
The 1-8 favourite was a little more laboured than usual, but he was never really threatened as he came home with 10 lengths to spare to win the race for a second consecutive year.
Willie Mullins' Mozoltov made it two from two over jumps when he got the better of Don Cossack in a battle for the Grade Two Racing UK Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle.
Ruby Walsh sent the seven-year-old into the lead jumping the second-last and the 9-4 shot was quicker away from the final flight than the favourite before winning their duel by a length.
Arthur Moore won the race named after his father, the valuable Dan Moore Memorial Handicap Chase, when Lastoftheleaders (12-1) proved best in a stirring finish in the hands of Davy Russell.
There were plenty in with a chance two out and the 10-year-old led going to the last before running on strongly to hold Alderwood by two and a quarter lengths, with Pires close up in third.
It completed a double for Russell, who made a decisive move rounding the home turn on Born In Fire in the Anna Gannon 80th Birthday Maiden Hurdle and kept Mouse Morris's 25-1 shot going to hold on by a length.
Ted Walsh's Colbert Station (11-10 favourite), last seen winning the Paddy Power Chase at Leopardstown, took advantage of a low mark over the smaller obstacles to win the Pertemps Handicap Hurdle qualifier by two lengths, though Tony McCoy had to work hard.
The Glenfarclas PP Hogan Memorial Cross Country Chase went to Nina Carberry on the Enda Bolger-trained Arabella Boy (9-2), who held Big Shu by a length.
