Laurina's connections have a lot more to look forward to if the introduction of Msassa at Wexford on Saturday is anything to go by.
Willie Mullins looks to have yet another smart hurdler to go to war with following the four-year-old's ready triumph in the Pinnacle, Tomcoole, Waters & Kelly's Farmhouse Bakery Maiden Hurdle when action got underway at 1.55.
Fourth at Compiegne on his sole start for Guillaume Macaire, the son of Sholokhov displayed a taking turn of foot to beat long-time leader Park Paddocks
Paul Townend had him well positioned throughout and the 1-4 favourite showed a good attitude when the field turned for home, jumping well and sprinting clear of the Gordon Elliott-trained gelding to score by two-and-three-quarter lengths.< Speaker Connolly (5-1) stayed best under a typically patient Denis O'Regan ride to win the LAD, Murform & McCrea Ltd. Maiden Hurdle.
Alan Fleming's charge showed marked improvement on previous form and looked in command when odds-on favourite Plouios unseated Mark Walsh at the final hurdle.
He went on to score by two-and-three-quarter lengths from Play At Midnight before O'Regan doubled up courtesy of Brave Out (5-1) in the Michael O'Murchadha Memorial Handicap Hurdle.
John Kiely's charge had to dig deep and just held top-weight Admiral Brian by a short head.
A first-time tongue tie worked the oracle for Quamino (14-1), who got off the mark for Paul Nolan and Bryan Cooper in the Neville Hotels Novice Handicap Hurdle.
Making his handicap debut, the five-year-old stuck on well and was half a length too good for Soul Season
The brave Sumos Novios (3-1 joint-favourite), trained by Liam Burke and ridden by Robbie Power, carried top weight to success in the Arctic Tack Stud Veterans Handicap Chase, while Crosshue Boy (6-4 favourite) landed the spoils in the Barry Ennis Memorial Novice Handicap Chase for Sean Doyle and Harley Dunne.
Charles Byrnes has enjoyed success with his bumper horses in recent months and his Thosedaysaregone (9-2) won the Wexford Flat Race under Ric
