Briar Hill, winner of the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival in March, made a successful start over hurdles when justifying 1/9 favouritism in the opening Supporters Club AGM & Table Quiz Maiden Hurdle in Wexford yesterday, continuing the superb form of champion trainer Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh.

On a day when Aintree-bound Seabass made a hugely encouraging return to action, hurdling debutant Defy Logic and Rock Critic enhanced their credentials as exciting novices with victories in Fairyhouse yesterday.

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Mad Brian gets the nap to beat Defy Logic in the Great Value Corporate Hospitality @ Fairyhouse Maiden Hurdle at the Meath track this afternoon, should the meeting survive an 8am inspection.

Not too many jockeys have the capacity to divide opinion like Sam Waley-Cohen.