Mount Benbulben and Danny Mullins jump the last © Photo Healy Racing
< Mount Benbulben (11-4) bounced back to his best with an emphatic victory in the Bet On Your Mobile With Boylesports.com Chase at Thurles.
Always considered a top prospect by trainer Gordon Elliott, the eight-year-old had not really taken to fences as hoped earlier in the season but finally seems to have got his act together.< Odonimee took them along but Danny Mullins couldn't hold back the strong-travelling winner, who leapt to the front three-out.< Lastoftheleaders went in pursuit but Mount Benbulben kept finding and drew 11 lengths clear after a spring-heeled leap at the last.< Bright New Dawn (6-4 favourite) formed part of a treble for Davy Russell when taking advantage of Venture Capital s fatal last-flight fall in the Boylesports.com Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle.
Dessie Hughes' charge was just headed before his market rival sadly crashed out and was left to coast home three lengths to the good over Mala Beach < Carrig Millie (11-4) pipped long-time leader Chasing Shadows to open her account over fences in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase.
Russell got a dream run in the slipstream of the front-runner and pushed his mount to a one and a half-length triumph after hitting the front at the last.
Russell's hat-trick was complete when the Willie Mullins-trained Raise Hell (15-8) accounted for Mr Cosmopolitan in the Killinan Maiden Hurdle, while Mullins doubled up through 5-1 chance Daisy's Gift under Patrick Mullins in the concluding Horse And Jockey Mares INH Flat Race.< Caheronaun trained by Dessie Hughes and ridden by Bryan Cooper, eventually beat Leading The Life by 10 lengths in the Ballycahill Beginners Chase after closest challengers The Bosses Cousin and Pigeon Creek fell at the second-last and last fences respectively.
The Tipperary (Lady Riders) Handicap Hurdle went to Thepartysover (14-1), trained by Gerry Hayes and ridden by Aine O'Connor.
