The Fairyhouse.ie Handicap Hurdle was a 5/1 the field affair but Sharekan defied his 12/1 price when hacking up under Davy Condon.

The chestnut son of Sinndar, equipped with cheek-pieces, led after two out and he powered on to account for All The Cousins by eight lengths.

Winning trainer, Michael Cunningham said: "Gordon Elliott allowed us to use his gallops during the cold snap so only for that we wouldn't even be running. I drove this fellow down to Gordons for ten days on roads that Stirling Moss wouldn't have driven on!

"He was just a fit horse there and the thanks for that has to all go to Gordon."