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Asthuria and Pravalaguna give Willie Mullins a strong hand in the Grade Three Coolmore Soldier Of Fortune Mares Novice Hurdle at Fairyhouse on Saturday.

Asthuria attempts to get her season back on track after falling in the Listed heat won by Shattered Love at Thurles just before Christmas, whereas her stablemate created a big impression on her jumping debut at Navan a week earlier.

The Gordon Elliott-trained Shattered Love is again in opposition and heads the weights, 1lb clear of Noel Meade's She's A Star, who beat all bar top novice Death Duty at this level in November.

Mullins is also double-handed in the Listed Coolmore Champs Elysees EBF Mares Flat Race with Miss Sapphire and Redhotfillypeppers.

The latter won well at Punchestown on New Year's Eve but Patrick Mullins rides Miss Sapphire, who landed odds of 4-11 at Limerick on St Stephen's Day.

Old favourites such as Thunder And Roses and Texas Jack attempt to rediscover their sparkle in the Book Easter Festival Tickets Online At fairyhouse.ie Rated Chase but lack the scope for improvement of Sumos Novios.

Liam Burke's nine-year-old has had his fair share of issues but showed the engine is still there when making a successful comeback at Cork last month.

The action gets under way at 1.10 with the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase, in which the Mullins-trained Retour En France is likely to be a warm order again, despite hitting the crossbar as an odds-on favourite on both of her appearances since arriving from France.

Holeinthewall Bar cruised to victory at Down Royal on Tuesday and makes a swift reappearance for the Boylesports Irish Grand National April 17th Handicap Chase.

Camlann struck on the same card and goes in the Next Racing At Fairyhouse February 25th Novice Handicap Hurdle, while Chirico Vallis sets the standard in the Coolmore Leading Light & Ocovango Maiden Hurdle.