LIKE Laurina, Battleoverdoyen did all that he had to do in winning the Grade 1 Lawlor’s of Naas Novice Hurdle at Naas on Sunday.

Gordon Elliott’s horse was impressive again. He travelled well for Jack Kennedy, he jumped well and he stayed on well. His task was rendered easier than it might have been by the defection of his stable companion Commander Of Fleet, and by the fact that two of the three Willie Mullins horses, Tornado Flyer and Come To Me, under-performed. But Battleoverdoyen could not have done much more than he did.