Noel Meade was back in the Fairyhouse winner's enclosure after Sunday's victory for Aran Concerto in the Powers Gold Cup when he saddled a one-two in Tuesday's feature, the Ladbrokes.com Handicap Hurdle.
Top honours went to Nial Madden and Fisher Bridge (20-1), who held on by a neck from his better-fancied and fast-finishing stablemate Silverhand
Beaten into fifth behind Kempes only two days previously, the winner wore first-time blinkers and ground down Sesenta after taking the last to come out best in a thrilling three-way finish.
Tony McCoy, who suffered a fall on Wichita Lineman in the Irish Grand National, enjoyed much better fortune on Perce Rock in the Tattersalls Ireland Dan Moore Memorial Handicap Chase.
The 3-1 favourite was never far from the early pace set by Central House and took it up at the third-last fence.< Conna Castle and Reisk Superman laid down strong challenges, but the latter made a costly mistake at the final obstacle and Perce Rock stuck to his guns under a strong drive to see off Conna Castle by half a length.
Ruby Walsh landed yet another big-race victory on the Tom Mullins-trained Oscar Dan Dan in the Grade Two Kevin Brady Car Sales Citroen Novice Hurdle.
It was vintage Walsh, who held the 11-1 chance at the rear of the field until gradually picking off his tired rivals one by one.< Caim Hill made what looked like a telling move approaching the penultimate flight in the two-and-a-half-mile contest, but Oscar Dan Dan charged forward coming to the last and edged the verdict by a length and three quarters.
The Weatherbys Ireland GSB Hurdle lost some of its interest after Ebadiyan was declared a non-runner, but it developed into an exciting contest nevertheless.
Meade's The Fist Of God (9-2), ridden by Paul Carberry, landed the spoils, but only after a battle with favourite Coffee Tea Or Me and Flag Of Honour
Tony Martin's Mourne Rambler (8-1) won the Racing Post Handicap Hurdle just as he liked, taking over at the last and careering away to score by seven lengths, while Holl
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