Navan glory for super Solerina

Solerina made all the running to win the Phillips Electronics Lismullen Hurdle for the second successive year at Navan.

Gary Hutchinson was able to dictate affairs on the 4-6 favourite, who turned on the power in the straight.

Back In Front looked a threat but a mistake at the second-last flight cost him any chance he had of upsetting the Jame Bowe-trained mare.

After skipping over the last, Solerina bounded clear to win by four lengths from Back In Front, with Prince Of Tara third.

It was the 19th win of Solerina’s career and her fifth at Navan, making up for her final flight fall at Tipperary last month and her disqualification by the clerk of the scales when third in the Leopardstown November Handicap last weekend.