RUBY WALSH AND Willie Mullins bagged a Grade 1 hurdle double on a day for the favourites at Fairyhouse.
Arctic Fire (4/5 fav) was a comfortable winner of Sunday’s feature, the Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle over 2m4f, beating Gigginstown runner Alpha des Obeaux by four lengths.
A few minutes earlier Walsh and Mullins had teamed up for their first success of the day when 1/2 favourite Long Dog dug deep to hold off stable companion Bachasson by a neck.
Later, the Gordon Elliot-trained No More Heroes impressed as he pulled away to win the Drinmore Novices Chase in the hands of Brian Cooper.
Sent off the 13/8 favourite, the six-year-old continued his winning start over fences and held off Monksland by two-and-a-half lengths.
Fairyhouse – Sunday’s results
- 12.40 – Rashaan (5/1 2fav)
- 13.10 – Long Dog (1/2 fav)
- 13.40 – Arctic Fire (4/5 fav)
- 14.10 – De Benno (14/1)
- 14.40 – No More Heroes (13/8 fav)
- 15.10 – Bless The Wings (11/2)
- 15.40 – Lucky Pass (2/1 Jfav)
