Chelsea Harbour's trainer Tom Mullins commented:

"Anyone who ever rode him over hurdles always said he needed fences, and he seems to be a real staying chaser. I suppose the owners would like to go to Cheltenham or Aintree with him, but we won't run him back quick anyway and he'll have a little rest because he was sweating up in the ring today."

Mullins also had news of stable star Asian Maze: "She did a nice bit of work this morning." He still hasn't ruled the mare out of Leopardstown's AIG Europe Champion Hurdle, but added "I'll be doing my best to get her to the Red Mills Trial Hurdle."

Russell initiated his brace aboard Sweet Kiln who led her rivals a merry dance in the Bank Of Ireland Hurdle to justify odds-on favouritism by the comfortable margin of 12 lengths.

The Beneficial mare is owned and was bred by her trainer James Bowe, whose son Michael said "she may go for the Boyne Hurdle at Navan now."

Barry Geraghty was another jockey to double up, thanks to Druids Castle's three length win for the Joe Crowley stable in the INH Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle and Albanov's victory for trainer Jessica Harrington in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Irish Racing Writers Novice Hurdle.