TELL Us More led home stable companion The Game Changer to give Gordon Elliott a one-two in the Grade 3 Brady's Family Ham Supporting Kildare GAA Poplar Square Chase at Naas.

A field of five went to post for the two-mile contest, but that number was soon reduced by one, with the Willie Mullins-trained Avant Tout - a leading contender for the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury - pulled-up by Paul Townend after jumping just one fence. Tragically, he was fatally injured.

The Willie Mullins-trained six-year-old, a winner at the Punchestown Festival for the last two years, was a leading contender for the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury and was having a prep run for the showpiece event in three weeks' time in this two-mile contest.

Steve Massey, racing manager for owners the Supreme Horse Racing Club, said: "We are devastated to say Avant Tout suffered a fatal injury. It is hard to take and thoughts are with his owners and Rachel who looked after him."

Henry de Bromhead's 15-8 favourite Alisier D'Irlande took the remaining quartet along for much of the way, but jumped left on a number of occasions.

Tell Us More (7-2), a former Mullins inmate and fourth on his debut for Elliott at Cork last month, loomed up ominously rounding the home turn under Keith Donoghue and hit the front with a big leap two fences from the finish.

Fellow Gigginstown House Stud runner and stable companion The Game Changer did his best to bridge the gap, but Tell Us More kept up the gallop to score by four and a quarter lengths.

Donoghue was completing a double having landed the opening Tegral Supporting Kildare GAA Maiden Hurdle aboard Andrew Lynch's 7-4 favourite Ben Dundee.

Elliott said: "Keith is on fire and is riding well. This horse has a big engine but he goes left, which is a shame. Keith gave him a great ride. He may go for the Fortria at Navan (next Sunday)."

DE PLOTTING SHED

Triumph Hurdle hero Ivanovich Gorbatov finished a distant third as De Plotting Shed dominated from the front in the Priory Walls Of Kilgowan Hurdle at Naas.

Ivanovich Gorbatov saw off Apple's Jade to claim Cheltenham Festival glory in March before having to make do with minor honours behind the same mare at Aintree and Punchestown.

Stepped up to two and a half miles for the first time on his seasonal reappearance, Joseph O'Brien's charge was a 6-4 shot in the hands of Barry Geraghty, with De Plotting Shed the 11-8 favourite to complete his hat-trick for Gordon Elliott. De Plotting Shed was sent straight to the lead by 7lb claimer Cian Collins and some accurate leaps kept up the momentum.

Jessica Harrington's Jett looked set to make a race of it after closing the gap between the final two flights, but Collins had kept something up his sleeve and De Plotting Shed pulled away again to score by a comfortable eight lengths, completing a double on the card for Elliott following the victory of Tell Us More in the Brady's Family Ham Supporting Kildare GAA Poplar Square Chase.

Ivanovich Gorbatov was under pressure before the home turn and was ultimately well beaten.

OPENED ACCOUNT

Attribution knuckled down to open his account over fences in the Ballymore Pipers Hill Supporting Kildare GAA Beginners Chase.

Henry de Bromhead's high-class hurdler finished runner-up to Ordinary World on his chasing debut at Fairyhouse last month and was the even-money favourite to go one better under Geraghty. It was hard work for the market leader, with O Ceallaigh and Minella Scamp both in with every chance at the final fence, but Attribution showed a willing attitude to see off the latter by a length and a quarter.

De Bromhead said: "Barry said he got a bit of a fright at the ditch but he jumped well after that. I thought he was in trouble after the second-last, but Barry said he snapped into the bridle again. It's nice to win his beginners chase. He could go for a novice at Navan next month, and there is a winners' race back here in January, but I'll have to discuss it with Michael and Eddie (O'Leary)."

Sir Scorpion was a 13-2 winner of the Paddy Osborne Memorial Brown Lad Handicap Hurdle for trainer Tom Mullins and jockey Mark Walsh.

Mullins said: "He's summered well and seems a lot stronger than he was. He was placed last season without winning. I'd say the ground doesn't really matter to him."

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