GORDON Elliott took the honours at this fixture with a double that was supplied by a pair of talented mares in Ard Abhainn and Tintangle although that duo’s victories were achieved in decidedly contrasting styles.

For her part Ard Abhainn was assured on her hurdling debut but supporters of Tintangle had more than an anxious moment or two before she justified her position as the 11/8 favourite in the mares’ conditions chase over two and a quarter miles.