Gowran joy for Macs

Macs Joy boosted his Smurfit Champion Hurdle claims with a smooth victory in the Red Mills Trial Hurdle at Gowran Park.

The 2-5 shot, trained by Jessica Harrington, led at the third-last flight and was not troubled to win by four and a half lengths to complete a hat-trick on the day for his jockey Barry Geraghty.