Tom Taaffe and Mark Walsh bagged a double at Fairyhouse, starting when Peoples Park ran out a convincing winner of the valuable Easyfix Handicap Chase.
After tearaway leader Mister Hotelier came back to the field, Walsh struck for home on Taaffe's 7-2 favourite and he bounded clear after the last to beat Caolaneoin by six and a half lengths.
Walsh timed it just right on Taaffe's I Knew Well (2-1 favourite) to land the Winter Festival Handicap Chase.< Effernock Lad and Golden Boot were marginally ahead jumping the last, but I Knew Well had momentum on his side and he got up late to beat the first-named by a length and a quarter.< Martello Tower ended a losing run stretching back to the Cheltenham Festival of 2015 when landing the Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Beginners Chase.
The 11-10 favourite's stamina kicked in under Denis O'Regan as he overhauled leader Acapella Bourgeois at the last.
Mags Mullins' charge then just had enough in reserve to fend off A Genie In Abottle s late surge, winning by a neck.< Runfordave just overhauled newcomer Capital Force to land the Irish Racing Year Book Maiden Hurdle.
With favourite Castello Sforza beaten into third, Gordon Elliott's 4-1 chance produced a withering late run to get in front in the dying strides under Jack Kennedy, winning by a head.< Gunnery Sergeant was a shade disappointing in that race, but his trainer Noel Meade will have been delighted with Bel Ami De Sivola s gutsy win in the Christmas Parties At Fairyhouse 17th December Rated Novice Hurdle.
Sean Flanagan was happy to make the running on the 9-4 favourite and he repelled all challenges, beating Teacher's Pet by three-quarters of a length.
Denise Foster's Not For Burning (4-1) made every yard of the running to land the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Chase under Robbie Power, while Bon Papa (1-2 favourite) impressed on his debut in winning the Kettles Hotel Supporting Fingal Ravens GAA Fundraiser Flat Race for Willie and Patrick Mullins.
