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Review fairyhouse 4th Nov
< Arabella Boy followed up his first jumps victory last month with an impressive success under Nina Carberry in the Irish Stallion Owners EBF Novice Hurdle at Fairyhouse.
Enda Bolger's four-year-old (9-10 favourite) was given a positive ride, taking it up in mid-race and having all bar Asigh Pearl well cooked as they swung into the straight.
Arabella Boy made a hash of the second-last and gave his main market rival a big chance, but he soon recovered and stretched clear again to record a 13-length triumph.< Coolpotts has been keeping high-class company and relished the drop in grade to win the 20% Ticket Discount On Line Beginners Chase easily.
John Berry's seven-year-old (7-4 favourite) was always travelling sweetly under Robbie Moran and slipped into the lead on the turn for home before clearing away to score by 16 lengths.< Baily View (4-1) left a disappointing first run over fences at Thurles last month well behind him with a taking performance in the Course Signage Beginners Chase.
Mouse Morris's six-year-old had a hairy moment when long-time leader Becauseicouldntsee came down at the second-last, but he avoided trouble and ran on stoutly to win by three lengths under Niall Madden.
Robbie Power initiated a double when Saludos who had disappointed twice since a Navan bumper victory, bounced back with an all-the-way success in the Fairyhouse Membership 2010 Maiden Hurdle.
Jessica Harrington's charge (10-1) was tracked by favourite Taking Stock for much of the way, but pulled clear between the last two flights and won by seven lengths from the staying-on Misala
Power arrived from off the pace on Glendine Lady (11-2) to jump ahead at the second-last flight in the fairyhouseracecourse.ie Handicap Hurdle and the mare stayed on well to win by a length and a half.< Cool Quest ran out a convincing winner of the Bobbyjo Bistro Handicap Hurdle.
L'Oiseau De Feu hit the front at the second-last, but Paddy Flood was just getting the 4-1 shot into top gear and he bounded away to score by 11 lengths.