Icare Allen and Mark Walsh© Photo Healy Racing
Jumping frailties were in evidence in the closing stages, including by winner Icare Allen at the last, but there was no disputing the dominance of the odds-on chance in the Grade Three Norman Colfer Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle at Fairyhouse.
The Mark Walsh-ridden 4/9 shot is now 20/1 from 33/1 (non-runner, money-back) with Paddy Power for the Triumph Hurdle after easily disposing of Prairie Dancer by seven and a half lengths.
Sixteen to one shot Man O Work was making his effort when coming to grief two out, a flight that also claimed Six Feet Apart
Winning trainer Willie Mullins said on the J P McManus-owned youngster: "He did it well, he jumped better. He just was a lot better than he was at Christmas.
"We'll roll on - we haven't decided where we are going to go. He'll go across the water, he's in the Boodles and he is in the Triumph but we haven't made up our minds yet."
(MG & EM)
