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Review leopardstown 29th Dec
< Hurricane Fly confirmed his undoubted superiority over Solwhit by picking up his sixth Grade One success in the paddypower.com iPhone App Festival Hurdle at Leopardstown.
Paul Townend was content to track the leader Luska Lad before easing Willie Mullins' 8-11 market leader to the front approaching the last.
Solwhit got stuck in a pocket but a clear passage wouldn't have made the slightest bit of difference to the result as Hurricane Fly sauntered two and a half lengths clear at the line.
Mullins had struck early when Cottrelsbooley outclassed his opposition as the even-money favourite in the paddypower.com Android App Maiden Hurdle, while Prunella Dobbs' Our Girl Salley (3-1) took the step up to Listed company in her stride in the ITBA Fillies Scheme EBF Mares Hurdle.
Champion Chase hero Big Zeb (evens) continued on the path back to Cheltenham by landing the Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase for a second time.
Colm Murphy's stable star was closely monitored by Golden Silver as he took the lead off that one's stable companion Scotsirish shortly after turning in, but Barry Geraghty kept him up to his work to register a length-and-three-quarter verdict.< First Lieutenant claimed a couple of notable scalps when outgunning Zaidpour and Hidden Cyclone in the paddypowerpoker.com Future Champions Novice Hurdle.
Davy Russell tracked the front-running Hidden Cyclone on the 16-1 shot and after heading the leader, stuck on well to repel a slightly disappointing Zaidpour by a neck.< Majestic Concorde had let favourite-backers down when only third in the Galway Plate on his most recent appearance in the National Hunt sphere, but those supporters who deserted him were stung when he plundered the valuable Paddy Power Handicap Chase at the rewarding odds of 33-1.
Geraghty added to his victories on Big Zeb and Our Girl Salley when The Shepherd landed the Betting at paddypower.mobile Handicap Hurdle, with the Grade Two paddypower.com Future Champions (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race going the way of Jim Will Fix It