IRISH-BREDS had a great day at Haydock Park last Saturday and captured three of the four graded races on offer. The New One took the honours in the Grade 2 stanjames.com Champion Hurdle Trial for the third year running and was regaining winning ways after his second place finish to Yanworth in a Grade 1 last month.

The now nine-year-old son of champion sire King’s Theatre was bred in partnership by Ronald Brown and Ballylinch Stud and he is the first, and to date only, runner for his dam Thuringe, a French-bred daughter of Turgeon who showed her only piece of form when placed in a listed hurdle race in her native country. Trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies, The New One has three times challenged for the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham, finishing third, fourth and fifth, but he was a Grade 1 winner there as a novice.

The Harry Fry team was in celebratory mood following the running of the Grade 2 Rossington Main Novices’ Hurdle, a race won in the previous few years by the likes of Afsoun, Peddlers Cross and Cinders And Ashes. Victory on this occasion went to Neon Wolf, a six-year-old son of Vinnie Roe who was bred by Peter Magnier, brother of David and John.

Neon Wolf is now unbeaten on all four occasions that he has appeared in public, starting with a point-to-point success at Ballyragget last March. Sold to join his present connections, he opened his racecourse account last month at Uttoxeter in a bumper, won over hurdles at Exeter earlier this month and now has quickly graduated to a Grade 2 win, and doing it in style by nine lengths. He is a horse to note.

His win is a boost to the veteran Vinnie Roe who now stands at Longford House Stud in Templemore, Co Tipperary having previously been a member of the National Hunt roster at Coolmore. The son of Definite Article won The Irish Field St Leger on no less than four occasions and his career total of 13 wins also included the Group 1 Prix Royal Oak at Longchamp. He was trained by Dermot Weld for owner Jim Sheridan.

Neon Wolf is the second foal and winner for his Supreme Leader dam Missy O’Brien. The first was the Oscar gelding Lake View Lad and he was placed in a Punchestown bumper for a group of owners that included Peter Magnier and Mag Mullins, his trainer, before selling for £70,000 at Brightwells Cheltenham Sale to agent Kevin Ross. The gelding has won a bumper and three hurdle races since.

Missy O’Brien was also trained by Mag Mullins and raced by Peter Magnier. Her racing career consisted of just four starts. Nina Carberry rode her in three bumpers, finishing second twice and fourth behind Voler La Vedette. She then ran fourth on her only outing over hurdles. A half-sister to a few winners, Missy O’Brien is out of an own-sister to Baron Blakeney, winner of the Triumph Hurdle at 66/1 for Martin Pipe, denying Broadsword.

Waiting Patiently, bred by Vincent Finn, won the Grade 2 novices’ chase at Haydock and this was his fourth success on the trot. The six-year-old is a son of Flemensfirth who this year stands for €12,000 under the Coolmore National Hunt umbrella.

Sold for €16,000 as a three-year-old at the Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale, Waiting Patiently has not been out of the first two in six career starts and he is an overdue blacktype winner in a branch of a family that has enjoyed plenty of top-class success in the past. His dam Rossavon, a daughter of Beneficial, never ran but her first two foals are now winners. Waiting Patiently’s year older full-brother Walking In The Air won his only point-to-point and for Dan Skelton is now a dual winner and placed three times from seven outings.

Go back a few generations in this family and up pop such well known runners as Miller Mill (Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham), Mighty Mogul (Christmas Hurdle at Kempton Park), Line Ball and Ballynagour.