< Gagewell Flyer the least fancied of Willie Mullins' two runners, came out on top in the Slaney Novice Hurdle at Naas.

Mullins was also responsible for short-priced favourite Bishopsfurze but his chance was ruined by poor jumping and being badly hampered by the fall of Si C'Etait Vrai at the fourth-last.

Up front 6-1 chance Gagewell Flyer was still full of running under the trainer's nephew Emmet Mullins, pinging the final flight to ease away and score by four lengths from Fists Of Fury

"Gagewell Flyer is improving all the time and Emmet gets those horses jumping well and has ridden three winners for me in the last week," said the trainer.

"Gagewell Flyer will have no problem staying three miles and we'll look at the Neptune Novices' or Albert Bartlett at Cheltenham with him."

Of Bishopsfurze, Mullins added: "Bishopsfurze did today what I feared he would do the last day at Cork, as he has no respect for hurdles."

Stan James gave Gagewell Flyer a 40-1 introductory quote for the Neptune at Cheltenham in March.

Odds-on punters were out of luck in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Chase when 8-15 shot Cadspeed could only manage third behind winner Uncle Tom Cobley

The 9-2 winner made virtually all, and although he was strongly pressed by Prince Erik from two out, battled well on the run-in for a comfortable win.

Trainer Conor O'Dwyer said: "I'm very happy with him and I decided to run him here because I was finding it hard to find a beginners' chase with him.

"He jumped super today, likes soft ground and a good galloping track. We'll aim him at a winners-of-one race next and see how he gets on."

Martin Burke partnered his first winner as a professional when steering Quarton (100-30) to take the Racing Again On Saturday 15th January Maiden Hurdle.

Burke, who claims 7lb, always had Tim Doyle's charge in a prominent position before going on to score by a length from Driveheron

Doyle said: "We thought a bit of him on the Flat but he failed to deliver.

"However, he ran a smashing race on his hurdle deb