Champion trainer Willie Mullins notched a treble at Naas highlighted by the success of Mikael D'Haguenet in the Limestone Lad Hurdle.

Mullins is gradually building up the eight-year-old's confidence and victory in the four-runner Grade Three contest completed a hat-trick as he continues his rehabilitation.

Paul Townend had to do no more than nudge the 2-9 favourite into the lead after the second-last before he saw off Rick by seven lengths without breaking sweat.

Only four went to post for the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Irish Racing Writers Novice Hurdle too, and Davy Russell sat last most of the way in the Gigginstown House Stud colours on Mullins' Midnight Game (7-4 joint-favourite).

Market rival Distant Memories threw away his chance with an error at the second-last and Midnight Game travelled sweetly alongside Dylan Ross at the final flight before pulling away by two and a quarter lengths.

Mullins also won with 4-7 favourite Marasonnien who looked to have the INH Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle comfortably in the bag but made a mess of the last and had to be driven out by Townend to hold Chasing Shadows by two and a quarter lengths.

There was a tight finish to the feature race on the card, the Woodlands Park 100 Club Novice Chase, and the Grade Two prize went to the Noel Meade-trained Medical Card

The 10-1 shot was always prominent under Davy Condon, but was hard-pressed coming down the straight and was all out to hold Crash by a neck, with a further neck to the odds-on Allee Garde

Barry Cash played his hand late on Arthur Moore's Pass The Hat in the Dubes & Trinity Horse Racing Hype Handicap Hurdle and the 6-1 shot squeezed past Black Mac on the run-in to score by three-quarters of a length.

There were plenty in with a chance two out in the Cheltenham Trial Day 26th February Handicap Chase but Andrew Leigh had most up his sleeve on Lead Kindly Light and Sean Byrne's charge (8-1) won by eight lengths.