Thunder And Roses (Bryan Cooper) is clear over the last© Photo Healy Racing
< Thunder And Roses prevailed in the Book Your Easter Festival Tickets Today Beginners Chase, staying on dourly to land the spoils by 22 lengths from Katnap and providing Bryan Cooper with the second leg of a Fairyhouse double.
Having taken a heavy fall at this venue on his previous outing, the Sandra Hughes-trained 15-8 second-favourite showed no ill effects from that tumble with an assured fencing display.
Sat just off the pace set by the runner-up, Cooper produced his mount to lead on the approach to the second-last and, with odds-on shot Balbir Du Mathan toiling in fifth, the seven-year-old drew clear to score with plenty in hand.
Cooper got his first winner on the board courtesy of his father Tom in the Your Clubs Fundraiser At Fairyhouse, Enquire Today Handicap Hurdle, as 10-1 chance Old Time Melody got the better of The Grey Guy by two and three-quarter lengths in a stirring finish.< Fine Theatre a half-brother to former high-class chaser Joncol, caused a 20-1 shock in the Next Racing At Fairyhouse Saturday January 31st Maiden Hurdle, scampering clear on the run-in, with Boris De Blae trailing home in second.< Ardmillan (8-1) followed up his Down Royal success in the Bobbyjo Bistro Great Food Great Deals Handicap Chase at the expense of the well-backed Glen Ode who was a length and a quarter back in second having jumped stickily throughout.< Aunt Nora (9-2) opened her account over timber in determined fashion in the Online Discounts At fairyhouse.ie Mares Maiden Hurdle, seeing off Blazing West by a length and three-quarters, while Lilshane (20-1) ran down Misty Lady in the dying strides of the Sponsor A Race At Fairyhouse Call 018256167 Handicap Hurdle.
The concluding Help Fairyhouse Reach 10,000 Followers On Twitter Mares INH Flat Race went the way of Gordon Elliott's nicely-bred debutant Myztique (5-1), who displayed a tenacious attitude to score by a length and a quarter.
