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Review naas 12th Nov
< Unaccompanied made an impressive return to jumps action as she brushed her rivals aside for an easy victory in the Naas Vet Panel Supporting Racing Fishery Lane Hurdle at Naas.
Dermot Weld's filly (1-2 favourite), fit from a pipe-opener on the Flat, was in close contention coming down the straight, but Paul Townend was in no hurry to make a move.< Sailors Warn led approaching the final flight, but Townend slipped the Triumph Hurdle runner-up past on the run-in and she barely broke sweat to saunter clear by three lengths.
Townend initiated a treble on the classy Quel Esprit who had failed to complete in three races going into the Become A Naas Annual Member Chase but suffered no alarms this time.
Willie Mullins' 8-13 favourite was always jumping nicely in the four-horse field and saw off Saludos coming down the straight to win by seven lengths, with Foildubh grabbing second close home.
Mullins and Townend also teamed up successfully with Lambro who made a winning debut over fences in the Tipper Road Beginners Chase.
Always prominent, the six-year-old (7-2) looked to be going better than favourite Shinrock Paddy approaching the final fence and was driven clear on the run-in to score by four and a quarter lengths.< Star Neuville a point-to-point and bumper winner, was expected to prove hard to beat in the Kill Maiden Hurdle, but he faded away in the closing stages as One In A Milan took the prize.
The Robert Tyner-trained six-year-old (25-1) raced prominently throughout and found plenty for pressure to beat Glibin by two and three-quarter lengths under Philip Enright.
John Kiely's Reizovic (6-4 favourite) had no trouble recording his first victory over obstacles in the naasracecourse.com Maiden Hurdle, easing into the lead on the run-in and coasting to a three-length success under Mark Walsh.