< Dare To Doubt made a winning return to the jumps after two defeats on the Flat as she dismissed the opposition in the Dermot Casey Tree Care Hurdle at Cork.
Ruby Walsh rode a confident race on the Willie Mullins-trained eight-year-old and was content to allow Whodoyouthink a lengthy lead until taking closer order as they turned towards the straight.
The even-money favourite cruised ahead on the approach to the second-last and was in total command thereafter, skipping over the final flight and easing over the line with nine lengths to spare.
Walsh doubled up when Tom Cooper's front-runner Our Girl Lucy (3-1 favourite) showed commendable guts to fight off a couple of strong challenges down the straight and take the Corkracecourse.ie Mares Handicap Hurdle by a length and a half.< Bourbon Ellie landed the Friday July 13th BBQ Evening Maiden Hurdle but had luck on her side as Pharney Lady made a hash of the final flight when in a winning position.
Amateur Darragh Lambe made smooth progress on the outside to put David Martin Kelly's mare (20-1) into contention and she ran on strongly to lead on the run-in for a two-length victory, but whether she would have beaten Pharney Lady is open to question.< Ted Dolly went off the 6-4 favourite for the JMR Centre Maiden Hurdle and looked to be in full control of the race for most of the way, but found virtually nothing at the business end for Barry Geraghty and was just run out of it.
The winner was Philip Byrne's point-to-pointer The Great Shanghai (16-1), who battled with great resolution for Mattie Bowes and ran the stamina out of Ted Dolly close home for a head victory.
Willie Mullins completed a treble when he won the last two races, Digeanta (11-8 favourite) pouncing late in the Family Bank Holiday Racing INH Flat Race, and Tasitiocht easily justifying odds of 1-7 in the August Bank Holiday Racing Flat Race, both under Patrick Mullins.
