Top Jockey Paul Carberry faces up to six weeks on the sidelines after fracturing his wrist at Listowel yesterday. Carberry scored a double here on the Monday but the pendulum swung after he crashed in the first division of the Beginners Chase. His mount Brian's Delight, who looked beaten in third place, hit the floor at the last fence flinging Carberry to the ground.

Both horse and jockey were quickly on their feet but it soon became apparent that Carberry was in trouble. He was taken to Tralee hospital for X-rays where the fracture showed up in his right wrist.

"He's going to have another scan but an injury like this usually takes six weeks to heal," said the Turf Club medical officer, Dr Walter Halley.

The race had been won by the last by Private Peace and Charlie Swan who put four lengths between himself and Duky River in the style of a potentially decent novice stayer. "A loose horse nearly did me at the ditch but this horse is very good," said Swan of the grey who will run next at Tipperary on October 18th.

Private Peace's owner, Mrs Ann Daly from Dublin, also saw her colours carried to victory in the second division with Boss Doyle who drifted in the market but who proved much too strong for the opposition and won with Conor O'Dwyer looking around for non-existent dangers.

It may not have been quite as easy as that for Ruby Walsh in the big race of the day, the Smithwicks Handicap Hurdle, but it wasn't that far off it as NativeDarrig made it six wins from his last seven races in impressive fashion.

Walsh (18) may have been the sole amateur in the race but he looked perfectly at home among the Dunwoody's and Swan's and Native-Darrig responded to beat Pas Possible by seven lengths.

"Ruby gets on very well with him but I don't think he'll ride him in the Cesarewitch which is a possible for the horse. John Murtagh is keen to ride him in that but I'm keeping my options open. There are other races easier won," said trainer Willie Mullins who will also consider the Murphys Hurdle at Cheltenham in November for his admirably tough performer.

Walsh was scoring his 19th winner of the current campaign and this win completed a nice family history as his father Ted won it on Ballyrichard Again in 1971, the horse being trained by Ruby's grandfather.