Review clonmel 4th Feb

Colm Murphy's Quito De La Roque got off the mark over timber in game fashion when battling to victory in the Listed Surehaul Mercedes Novice Hurdle at Clonmel.

The 7-4 favourite shared pacesetting duties with Quadrillon for much of the race, but after seeing off that rival, he had The Book Thief looming large.

Battling hard in the testing conditions under Davy Russell, the six-year-old stayed on gamely to repel The Book Thief by four lengths.

Fresh from winning the Thyestes Chase, Whinstone Boy pulled out another copybook round of jumping to land the Kilcash Chase.

Sean Flanagan was keen to use the 3-1 chance's stamina in this two and a half-mile test, and after making every yard, he pulled ahead on the turn for home.< Leanne bridged the gap before the last, but another fine leap from Jimmy Mangan's charge enabled him to hold on by two and a half lengths.< For Bill extended her unbeaten sequence to seven with an authoritative success in the Kilsheelan Mares Novice Hurdle.

Michael Winters' 5-4 favourite showed the drop back to two miles was no obstacle when drawing clear approaching the second last and going on to beat Killultagh Queen by three lengths under Paul Townend.

Ruby Walsh galvanised Rock The Bock (11-2) after the last to reel in long-time leader Champus and go on to land the Fethard Maiden Hurdle for Dusty Sheehy.

Seamus Fahey's Hidden Crack (5-1) gave conditional jockey Pat Kennedy his second victory since turning professional when charging home late to land the Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase.

The Denis Hickey-trained 16-1 chance Shamrock Hall ran out a commanding 17-length winner of the Demesne Maiden Hunters Chase, while the Clogheen INH Flat Race saw Sunshine Haven (3-1) go one better than her debut second at Limerick for trainer Philip Fenton.