He'llberemembered (left) leads Moonshine Lad over the last© Photo Healy Racing
< He'llberemembered had to pull out all the stops to land back-to-back renewals of the Premier County Hurdle at Thurles.
The 11-year-old arrived on the back of a solid sixth in the Irish Cesarewitch and, with just three rivals in opposition, was sent of at 5-4.
But Shane Butler had to get serious for him to take the lead turning in and when 9-10 favourite Moonshine Lad who was detatched down the back straight, caught up with him approaching the last, he knuckled down to prevail by three-quarters of a length.< Dazzling Susie (9-4) made every post a winning one in the Holycross Mares Chase.
John Phelan's mare had come up short behind Sizing Europe and then in a Cork handicap as recently as Sunday, but Brian O'Connell bounced her out in front and she held a big advantage over odds-on favourite Down Ace heading down the back.
The market leader closed the gap significantly by the second-last, but Dazzling Susie still had something in the tank and pulled away again by five and a half lengths.< Allied Victory was another all-the-way victor, showing his rivals a clean pair of heels in the www.thurlesraces.ie Beginners Chase.
The Mouse Morris-trained five-year-old showed decent form over timber but appears a different proposition in this sphere, judging by his six-length defeat of fellow 9-4 joint-favourite Kilcarry Bridge
Jockey Bryan Cooper followed up when Tiger Trek justified 4-9 favouritism with the minimum of fuss in the Cashel Maiden Hurdle.
Experience told in the Devils Bit 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle as Lone Star made it third-time lucky over timber.
Always to the fore under Robbie Power, the 6-4 favourite careered nine lengths away from Brog Deas Nua at the line.< Strain Of Fame s last-flight fall helped Shinahwil (12-1) land the Leugh Handicap Hurdle, while the Munster INH Flat Race went the way of 4-5 favourite Sub Lieutenant
