Racing:Realt Dubh won the Grade One Powers Gold Gup at Fairyhouse as Noble Prince fell. The favourite moved smoothly into the lead under Tony McCoy but got the second last wrong, leaving Realt Dubh, third in the Arkle at Cheltenham last month, to come home unchallenged.
Noel Meade's Realt Dubh was winning his third Grade One prize of the season and had twice got the better of Noble Prince over two miles although the favourite had shown improved form for the step up in trip at the Cheltenham Festival.
Meade said: "The fences are there to be jumped. We'll see how he comes out of this before deciding if we go for the two-mile novice at Punchestown. Paul said the ground at Cheltenham was too tacky, and he got caught in it and lost his action. The ground suited him much better today."
Loosen My Load had finished third behind Noble Prince in the Jewson and ran another fine race to pick up some place prize money in second.
Davy Russell produced a perfectly-timed challenge on Knockfierna (6-1) to win the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Novice Hurdle Championship Final.
The Charles Brynes-trained six-year-old lined up for the Grade Two contest on the back of a three-race winning streak and extended it to four at the main expense of Golden Sunbird.
McCoy appeared to have ridden his rivals to sleep on Golden Sunbird, stretching clear turning for home, but, as he does so often, Russell stalked his prey before challenging after the last for a one-and-a-half-length win.
Our Girl Salley was sent off favourite but after travelling strongly into contention she weakened out of things on ground quicker than she has encountered before.
"She's obviously very good," Byrnes said. "She tied up badly at Limerick last time but her previous run at Cork was much better and based on that we were hopeful today.
"It was a very competitive race today, and we're delighted to win. It's unlikely she'll go to Punchestown, and we'll send her over fences next season."