Having only her second outing over fences, the Robert Tyner-trained Byerley Babe outclassed her rivals in the Student Race Festival Mares Beginners Chase on the final day of Limerick’s Christmas meeting.

Andrew Lynch starred with a treble on Buckers Bridge, Mr Goodenough and Clonbanon Lad at Punchestown yesterday.

Davy Russell will remember yesterday’s meeting at Tramore, but for all of the wrong reasons.

Carrigeen Lechuga, successful at the track two weeks earlier, followed up with a fine display in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Mares’ Novice Chase at Thurles yesterday.