Review fairyhouse 4th Dec

< Voler La Vedette landed the first Grade One victory of her career with a superb performance in the Bar One Racing Hatton's Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse.

Colm Murphy's popular mare was held up by Andrew Lynch and raced sweetly at the rear of the four-runner field until turning into the straight, where Final Approach was still taking them along.

Lynch, victorious in the Tingle Creek with Sizing Europe on Saturday, delivered his challenge between the final two flights and Voler La Vedette (7-4) cleared away to beat Mourad by three and three-quarter lengths.< Bog Warrior turned what looked a strong renewal of the Bar One Racing Drinmore Novice Chase into a procession as he hacked up in the Grade One contest.

Tony Martin's lighty raced seven-year-old jumped superbly all the way and had his task made easier when favourite First Lieutenant made a hash of a fence down the far side and lost all chance.

Ruby Walsh had matters under control turning in and nothing could mount a challenge as Bog Warrior (15-8) galloped on relentlessly to score by 31 lengths from Shinrock Paddy < Sous Les Cieux confirmed the promise of his maiden victory over jumps at the track last month by landing the Grade One Bar One Racing Royal Bond Novice Hurdle.

Walsh raced in second for most of the way on Willie Mullins' ex-French five-year-old, who looked full of running when he took charge on the bend into the straight.< Galileo's Choice was the one to throw down a challenge, but the 6-4 favourite was always holding him and was kept up to his work to win by a length and a quarter.

Noel Meade's 9-4 favourite Sam Bass was prominent all the way under Paul Carberry before holding the late charge of the enigmatic His Excellency by a length and a half in the Bar One Racing Juvenile 3-Y-O Hurdle.

Michael Hourigan's Cloughmile (2-1 favourite) led two fences out under Adrian Heskin and stayed on strongly to pick up a valuable pot in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Chase.