The Nutcracker and Mark Flanagan leads from Wate And Sea at the last© Photo Healy Racing
< The Nutcracker (9-1) repeated her victory of 12 months ago in the Breaffy House Resort Mares Handicap Hurdle at Ballinrobe.
Tom Gibney's six-year-old was forced to compete off a mark 17lb higher this time around but travelled sweetly into contention and missed the drama of three departing at the second-last.
She quickened to lead jumping the final flight and ran right the way to the line to fend off the late thrust of Isabella Liberty by half a length.
On paper, Gordon Elliott dominated the Mulberry Restaurant At Breaffy Hurdle and that is how it proved in the race until Buyer Beware crashed out at the last.
He had already been passed by classy stablemate Tocororo at that point, however, and the 4-9 favourite cruised home 75 lengths in front and with Boom Box hampered by Buyer Beware, it was left to Satnav Sally to claim the runner-up position.< Hurricane Ben appears ahead of the assessor judging on his comprehensive success in the Events Arena At Breaffy Handicap Chase.
The 3-1 chance looked like he had just joined in when tackling Rebel Cry after the penultimate fence and he was driven out by Barry Geraghty to go in by six lengths.< Troublesombrothers (11-4) was the only one to keep up with tearaway leader Miss Benefitz in the Healy Mac's Maiden Hurdle and after passing that rival on the run to the final flight, he was kept up to his work by Jack Kennedy to score by six and a half lengths & ndash; a result which means that Kennedy has now lost his 3lb claim.
Kennedy looked like following up when Urtheoneiwant loomed up at the business end of the Spa At Breaffy Handicap Hurdle, but Reafadda (6-1) wouldn't be denied and flashed past the post a neck to the good.< Dixie Highway (9-4 favourite) jumped the last in the Leisure Club At Breaffy Handicap Hurdle just behind Urban Vic but was more fluent at it and rallied to prevail by a neck.
