PHILIP and Luke Dempsey combined to great effect again as Teacher's Pet maintained her forward momentum with success in the Ballagh Mares Handicap Hurdle at Thurles.

The consistent five-year-old already had a couple of wins under her belt this year, most recently at Downpatrick a little less than three weeks ago, for which she was handed just a 4lb rise. The handicapper will surely take more notice of this performance, however, because after hitting the front at the second-last, she showed good acceleration to come five and a half lengths clear of Court Challenge as the 4-1 favourite.