Ruby Walsh returned to action in great style at Fairyhouse on Wednesday when partnering a treble.
The champion jockey had ruled himself out of action on Sunday following a fall at Wincanton the previous day but was back to his brilliant best to score on Bobs Pride, Mr Aussie and Chicago Vic.
Bobs Pride is set to be stepped up to Grade 1 company following a hard earned victory in the St Margarets Novice Hurdle.
Dermot Weld's charge was produced to lead at the last by Walsh but had to survive a mistake before going on to hold the late challenge of Davorin by a length.
'It was a good workmanlike performance. The ground was more testing than he would like,' said Weld.
'The Royal Bond Novice Hurdle back here (3rd December) will most likely be his next race and we'll take it from there.'
Mr Aussie is set to go over fences after a game staying performance in the Clover Hill Hurdle.
Francis Flood's gelding jumped into the lead two out, under Walsh, and kept on strongly to hold the late challenge of Chosen Man by a length-and-a-quarter.
'He seems to stay well and fences are the job for him,' said Flood.
Chicago Vic gained a deserved success over fences when claiming the Kilbrew Mares Beginners Chase.
Walsh sent her on before the second last and she stayed on well to score by four-and-a-half lengths from Lovely Present.
'She was entitled to that,' said winning trainer Eric McNamara. 'She has been placed in a few mares chases. She is just a bit small and finds big fences tough.
'She was the best mare in the race and her class got her through. She'll go to Clonmel next Thursday for a Listed mares race there.'
The Royal Dub (5/2 - 6/4f) was well backed in the second division of the Rathbeggan Handicap Hurdle but looked held in fourth before the last.
Paul Carberry conjured a storming late run from Tony Martin's charge, however, to get up close home for a two-and-a-half-length victory over Another Notice.
It was a similar story in the Culmullin Handicap Hurdle with Scalini's snatching the spoils close home for father and son team 'Boots' and 'Slippers' Madden.
Wanango and Justpourit had it between them from before the second last in the Herbertstown Novice Chase with the former finding extra close home to score by three-parts-of-a-length.
Pirates Punch (100/30f) justified favouritism when leading after the last to score in the first division of the Rathbeggan Handicap Hurdle.
