Davy Russell can do no wrong at present and drove home Dorans River (11-4) to claim top honours in the www.roscommonracecourse.ie Rated Novice Hurdle.

The seven-year-old has been much improved since joining Gordon Elliott, winning at Downpatrick before finishing second at Ballinrobe, and he tackled favourite Robin Des Foret for the lead approaching the final flight.

He negotiated it safely and stayed on strongly to dispose of the market leader by three and a half lengths.

Elliott followed up when Timiyan made a successful start for the yard in the Dermot Hughes Car Sales Handicap Hurdle.

Off the scene since October, and having left Dermot Weld during his time on the sidelines, the 8-1 shot lacked absolutely nothing in the way of fitness because he went head to head with Roachdale House after jumping the last, and got the verdict by a short head.< Twobeelucky made a victorious start to his jumping career in the Connaughton Auctioneer's 10th Anniversary Maiden Hurdle.

The 9-2 chance was useful on the level for Mark Johnston and, now with Henry de Bromhead, jumped well towards the head of affairs and skipped seven lengths clear of Super Bowl without Andrew Lynch having to get too serious.

Lynch was also on the scoresheet when 7-4 favourite Bective Cave supplemented Friday's Clonmel success in the Roscommon Racecourse Handicap Hurdle.< Oakly sprung a 33-1 surprise in the Castlerea Maiden Hurdle.

Carried out early on in a point-to-point on his only previous public appearance, the five-year-old took it up before the third-last and overcame a sloppy jump at that obstacle to defeat Brave Poppy by eight lengths.

Katie Walsh produced King Blue with a perfectly-timed challenge to land the OCR Waste Management Handicap Hurdle.

The 20-1 chance was waited with towards the rear until Walsh pounced after the second-last and her mount beat Na Trachtalai Abu by nine and a half lengths.