THINGS have been pretty quiet in Ireland since the Dublin Racing Festival, not entirely by design, but Navan’s meeting on Sunday injected a bit of quality.

The Grade 2 Ladbrokes Ireland Boyne Hurdle turned into a sprint in the straight (110% finishing speed compared to 97% for the other two races at the same two-mile, five-furlong), at the end of which Beacon Edge emerged just best over Fury Road.