Gordon Elliott and Gigginstown House Stud were at the Grade One treble at Fairyhouse on Sunday.
A day to remember for the County Meath handler, Apple's Jade (even-money favourite) was all class in defending her Bar One Racing Hatton's Grace Hurdle crown, showing the benefit of her comeback Navan triumph to beat multiple Grade One scorer Nichols Canyon by nine lengths under Jack Kennedy.
The same trainer/owner/jockey combination were buoyed having previously landed the Bar One Racing Royal Bond Novice Hurdle courtesy of Mengli Khan (even-money favourite).
Deemed good enough to run in Group One company as a juvenile on the Flat, the son of Lope De Vega has improved no end for going jumping since joining the powerful Elliott stable and his five-and-a-half-length success at the expense of Early Doors has earned him quotes as short as 5-1 for the Supreme Novices' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
The big treble was completed in the Bar One Racing Drinmore Novice Chase as a pulsating finish was fought out between Death Duty (8-11 favourite) and Rathvinden
Davy Russell did the steering aboard the Elliott-trained former and kept it simple on the unbeaten chaser, making all and this time getting the better of jockey Paul Townend, who had chinned him aboard Total Recall in the Ladbrokes Trophy Chase at Newbury on Saturday.
Racing got underway at 12.30 with the Grade Three Bar One Racing Juvenile Hurdle going the way of Espoir D'Allen (8-13 favourite).
Barry Geraghty was confident aboard the Gavin Cromwell inmate who looks top class given the manner in which he put four and a half lengths between himself and dual hurdles winner Mitchouka
John Joe Walsh's Davids Charm (10-1) gave Rachael Blackmore a great spin in the valuable Bar One Racing Handicap Hurdle, while Russell doubled up courtesy of Presenting Percy (7-2 joint favourite), who dotted up in the Bar One Racing Porterstown Handicap Chase for Patrick Kelly.
The Devenish And Meath GAA Race Day Flat Race went the way of the Margaret Mullins-trained, Katie Wal
