Moonlone Lane and Lorna Brooke© Photo Healy Racing
Lorna Brooke's trip to Fairyhouse to take part in Ireland's first all-female race over fences paid dividends as Moonlone Lane sprung a surprise in the Today FM Ladies Handicap Chase.
Always to the fore, the 25-1 outsider regained the initiative from Lizzie Kelly on Rightville Boy approaching the home turn.
Katie Walsh loomed large on On The Shannon but a sloppy jump at the last didn't help their cause and Moonlone Lane kept going to triumph by two and three-quarter lengths.< Open Eagle eased to a cosy success in the Christmas Parties At Fairyhouse December 19th Maiden Hurdle.
A high-profile recruit from the Flat after landing the 2014 November Handicap at Doncaster, he was slightly disappointing on his jumping debut at Punchestown in February but was sent off the 5-4 favourite to atone and took it up approaching the last en route to a two-and-a-quarter-length defeat of Double Island
His trainer Willie Mullins unleashed yet another smart prospect when Up For Review proved too strong in the Fairyhouse Membership 2016 Now Available Maiden Hurdle.
The 2-1 chance was always prominent in the hands of Ruby Walsh and strolled eight lengths clear of Space Cadet < Balnagon Boy made it second-time lucky over fences with a resolute display in the Book Winter Festival Tickets Online At fairyhouse.ie Rated Novice Chase.
Having finished third behind Sizing John at Punchestown last month, Tom Gibney's 5-1 shot threw down his challenge on the run to the last and after seeing off long-time leader Indian File then held the staying-on I'm All You Need by a length and three-quarters.< Court Frontier (5-2) hadn't been sighted since struggling in a hunter chase at the Irish National fixture here but he didn't lack for fitness as he saw out the near-three-mile trip best of all to come out on top in the Marie Keating Foundation Charity Race Day Handicap Hurdle.< Mount Masada landed the Fairyhouse Schooling Grounds Handicap Hurdle in the hands of Jack Kennedy at 7-1, while the Nina Carberry-ridden Showem Silver took the Racing At
