The Willie McCreery trained What Lies Ahead justified 4/5 favouritism to win the concluding Family Saturday At The Festival Bumper at Punchestown today under Jane Mangan.

The daughter of Saffron Walden stayed on strongly in the straight to beat Flight Plan by two lengths.

Afterwards McCreery stated “she's a decent mare and did it the hard way on terrible ground. When the other horse came alongside her, she went on again in the straight.

“We'll probably look at the Listed four year old Bumper in Limerick next but we won't run her too much as she was a little bit buzzy today. She has schooled well over hurdles also.”

By Thomas Weekes, quotes from Alan Magee