Co Monaghan trainer Oliver Brady saddled the 2/1 favourite Ebadiyan to win The Harry Farrell Maiden Hurdle by an impressive 22 lengths under John Cullen in the familiar colours of Rita Shah.

Brady said afterwards, "He is a good horse, he was the cheapest of the John Oxx horses at the Goffs Sales. He was certainly the bargain horse. The further he goes the better he goes. He is my ticket across the water. We will put him away now and he might have one more run before he goes to Cheltenham."