Forge Meadow firmly in Cheltenham picture after Naas success

Forge Meadow got her career back on track with a decisive win in the Paddy Power Onside App Novice Hurdle at Naas.Jessica Harrington's mare was a smart bumper performer, finishing second to Augusta Kate in a Listed event last season.She started off well over timber, beating Toe The Line at Wexford, and was in the process of running a good race in the Royal Bond before being hampered at the second-last flight.Beaten a long way by Shattered Love last time out, she was sent off at 6-1 in against the boys in the Grade Two and appeared to be just getting the better of the argument with Pravalaguna when Ruby Walsh's mount fell two out.Robbie Power, recording a quick double after winning earlier on Joseph O'Brien's Edwulf, drove his mount out to beat Joey Sasa by eight lengths.Ted Walsh's previously unbeaten Any Second Now found disappointingly little for pressure, while the talented Labaik once again ruined his chance at the start.RaceBets cut the winner to 10-1 from 20-1 for the Dawn Run Mares' Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham."She has just been unlucky this year. She was unlucky in the Royal Bond and last time she was just a bit too far out of it," said Harrington."She was very good and he said she cantered everywhere. She still needs to relax a bit more. Two miles is her trip at the moment, and she will probably be better on better ground. I was very worried about the ground today as I thought it was going to be too heavy."The entries for the mares' novice at Cheltenham close tomorrow and she will be entered in that." Edwulf is a leading fancy for the four-mile National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham after winning the Woodlands 100 Club Nas Na Riogh Novice Handicap Chase. "Puppy (Power) gave him a great ride. He jumped very well today and I'm delighted with him," said O'Brien."I always thought he was better than a handicapper but his jumping has let him down all year. Hopefully he can keep things together now."He's in the four-miler and the RSA, and there is also the Leinster National back here. We'll see how he comes out of this and make a plan for him."He gets three miles, and he has as good a chance as any horse of getting four but you don't know until you run."