Review fairyhouse 15th Dec

Hurricane Fly was the star of the show on the top-class Fairyhouse card, outgunning old rival Solwhit in the closing stages of the Bar One Racing Hatton's Grace Hurdle.

Despite making his seasonal debut, the 11-4 chance travelled strongly throughout and dispelled any stamina doubts over the two and a half miles by heading Solwhit after the last and staying on for a length-and-a-half call.

His trainer Willie Mullins struck again when Zaidpour proved a class apart from his Bar One Racing Royal Bond Novice Hurdle opponents.

The 4-7 market leader lost a little bit of momentum at the second-last but Paul Townend soon had him back in cruise control and he ambled 12 lengths clear of Pineau De Re .

Mullins had to settle for second when J'y Vole couldn't quite catch Tranquil Sea (5-2) in the John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase.

Mullins' market leader Cooldine set the pace until the straight but was passed by the Edward O'Grady-trained winner, who stuck to his guns to score by three-quarters of a length.

There was agony for Mullins in the Bar One Racing Drinmore Novice Chase when the much-vaunted Mikael D'Haguenet crashed out at the last.

He was upsides eventual winner Jessies Dream and seemingly going better but knuckled over on landing, allowing Gordon Elliott's 7-2 chance to prevail by five lengths.

Elliott's Toner D'Oudairies was sent off the 8-11 favourite for the Grade Three Bar One Racing Juvenile 3-Y-O Hurdle and after moving up to land over the penultimate flight in a share of the lead, Davy Russell only had to keep him up to his work to see off Kalann by two and a half lengths.

Mullins was back in the winner's enclosure after Golden Silver took the O'Connell Group Hilly Way Chase, while Asigh Pearl (16/1) beat top-weight Fosters Cross in the Bar One Racing Handicap Hurdle.