Hatton's Grace the next port of call for all-the-way Navan winner Apple's Jade

The Grade 1 Hatton's Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse on December 3 is the next likely target for Apple's Jade, who made a winning return to action by making all in the four-runner Grade 2 Lismullen Hurdle.

Sent off the 8-15 favourite, the Gordon Elliott-trained five-year-old scored by two lengths under Jack Kennedy and was cut half a point to 5-2 by Paddy Power for the OLBG Mares' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival, a race the five-time Grade 1 winner landed last season.

BoyleSports made her 2-1 favourite (from 3-1) for the Cheltenham event. The same firm go 16-1 for the Champion Hurdle and 12-1 for the Stayers' Hurdle.

Elliott, who also saddled Flaxen Flare to finish third, said: "We decided to keep it simple and to let her make the running. She was a bit idle and would have liked company up front, but she did the job well.

Apple's Jade: jumps the last clear of Jer's GirlCredit: Alain Barr

"I'd imagine she'll go back to Fairyhouse for the Hatton's Grace Hurdle, which she won last year. You'd expect her to improve from today's race."

Runner-up Jer's Girl, a dual Grade 1 winner, briefly looked a threat to the winner but was always held on the run-in. Her rider Barry Geraghty received a one-day whip ban for hitting the mare on an area other than her hindquarters or down the shoulder.

Jer's Girl finished nine and a half lengths clear of Flaxen Flare, with Monksland one and three-quarter lengths last of the four runners.

Apple's Jade was scoring for the eighth time over hurdles and the Gigginstown House Stud-owned mare has never finished worse than second in 12 attempts.

The winner was the middle-leg of a Graded-race treble for Elliott, Kennedy and Gigginstown House Stud. The trio also took the Grade 2 Fortria Chase with Clarcam and the Grade 3 For Auction Novice Hurdle with Mengli Khan.

Elliott and Gigginstown made it four wins for the day when Invincible Dave, partnered by Lisa O'Neill, made a successful debut under rules in the bumper.

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