The Noel Meade-trained Road To Riches© Photo Healy Racing
< Perfect Woman extended her winning sequence to four in the Ballagh Mares Handicap Hurdle, the feature event at Thurles on Thursday.
The Mick Winters-trained mare was carrying a 6lb penalty for her success at Cork on Sunday and Mark Walsh adopted the same tactics by sending the seven-year-old straight to the front.
The evens favourite was asked serious questions by Lost Book approaching the last but dug deep to see off that challenge and to score by a length and three-quarters.
Don Hassett kicked the afternoon with a winner as He Is Top Class (10-1) ran out a gutsy winner of the Thurles Beginners Chase.
Having made his move to lead as they turned for home, Paul Townend's mount was put under pressure by Venitien De Mai Swantkay, and runner-up Some Drama over the last two flights but put in a couple of fine leaps to see them off with two and a half lengths to spare.< Magical Mother relished the step up to three miles as she justified 5-2 favouritism in the Thurles Handicap Chase.
The Gavin Cromwell-trained mare took it up from Bills Official approaching the second-last and stayed on strongly to cross the line six and a half lengths clear of that rival.
The Templemore Mares Maiden Hurdle proved to be all about Hello Sweetie and Blazing West with the latter coming out on top to make a winning National Hunt debut.
A maiden on the Flat after 14 attempts, Tom Foley's charge challenged her pace-setting rival entering the home straight and although the runner-up refused to go down without a fight, the 9-10 favourite forged two and a half lengths ahead late on.< Thats Nice the 1-3 favourite, was pulled up in the Thurles.ie Maiden Hurdle as South Circle cruised to a 19-length victory over Sussex Road < Copy Print (6-1) opened his account with a half-length victory over Hannah's Lane in the Holycross Handicap Hurdle, while Gordon Elliott's Ball D'arc (2-1fav) was a comfortable ninth-length winner from Timmone in the closing Toboradora Flat Race.
