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Hurricane Fly didn't come off the bridle when winning the BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday.

Willie Mullins' star (4-5 fav) had been absent since winning at Punchestown in May but oozed class throughout the race under Ruby Walsh.

Walsh pushed him into the lead from front-running stablemate Thousand Stars turning for home and was not hard pressed to saunter to a six and a half length victory.

Jessica Harrington's Oscars Well (8-1) ran his best race of the season to fill the runner-up spot, whilst the well-fancied Unnaccompanied was outpaced before the home turn and could only finish fourth behind Thousand Stars.

Mullins said: "He completely surprised me. It must be as good a performance as he's ever produced

How good was that.


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Boston Bob (9-4 fav) stayed on best to land the Synergy Security Solutions Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Willie Mullins' seven-year-old, owned by Graham Wylie, was giving weight to all of his rvials but showed an abundance of stamina in gruelling conditions to win by a couple of lengths under Ruby Walsh.

Dessie Hughes' Lyreen Legend (12-1) had tried to pinch the race under Bryan Cooper kicking for home but was overhauled at the final flight.

The previously unbeaten Make Your Mark (5-2), a stablemate of the winner, travelled powerfully but had no answers in the closing stages and finished well-held in third.

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Flemenstar made nearly all the running to run out a very impressive 19 length winner of the Frank Ward Solicitors Arkle Novice Chase at Leopardstown.

Peter Casey's exciting novice (6-4 fav) had won his previous two starts following a promising chasing debut behind Bog Warrior.

In testing conditions here, Andrew Lynch gave his mount a positive ride and had quickened away from the field before the turn for home.

Lynch was able to ease up the winner 100 yards from the line, with Tony Martin's Gift Of Dgab (16-1) the horse who plugged on best for the runner-up spot.