Great Field and Barry Geraghty© Photo Healy Racing
< Great Field made light work of a lengthy absence to score on his Irish debut in the Foxrock Cup Hurdle at Leopardstown.
Willie Mullins' French import was sent off the 5-2 favourite despite being off for 484 days, and he showed the punters to be right when clearing away at the last under Barry Geraghty, beating Draco by four and a half lengths.< Colms Dream (12-1) got back to winning ways in fine style in the TRI Equestrian Handicap Chase.
Karl Thornton's charge had been on a winning run before falling on his last two starts, but made no mistake this time, travelling superbly for Donagh Meyler before going six and a half lengths clear of the pacesetting The Mooch after the last.
Alisier D'Irlande made easy work of his rivals to land the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Chase.
Sent straight to the front by Andrew Lynch, the 4-7 favourite soon had the field strung out all over the track, and was not hard pressed to beat I'm All You Need by nine lengths, while the runner-up was subsequently disqualified after the jockey weighed in light.
Aidan O'Brien's 2-7 favourite Aspen Colorado could be heading to Cheltenham after winning the TRM Excellence In Equine Nutrition Flat Race under the trainer's daughter Sarah.
Jessica Harrington's Jett made a winning debut over timber in the TRI Equestrian Superstore And Cafe Maiden Hurdle.
A half-brother to star stablemates Jezki and Jetson, the 9-1 chance ran well in bumpers without winning and after taking over from Potter's Point at the second last, ran on well for Robbie Power's urgings to score by a length and a half from Space Cadet
Paul Nolan's Solita (16-1) made it a double for Power when getting the better of a thrilling tussle with Lilshane in the Coral.ie Handicap Hurdle, while Rachael Blackmore got a good tune out of John Robinson's Mr Goodenough (25-1) in the Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase.
