Red Jack maintains his unbeaten record at Naas

Dual bumper winner Red Jack made a successful start to his jumping career in the Irish Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle at Naas.

Noel Meade's youngster had the high-class pair of Debuchet and Le Richebourg behind when making a winning debut at the County Kildare venue in January and having followed up in the valuable sales bumper at Fairyhouse on Easter Sunday, he was a prohibitively priced 1-3 favourite for his seasonal reappearance and hurdling debut.

The JP McManus-owned four-year-old jumped well in the main in the hands of Mark Walsh and responded to his rider's urgings in the straight to score by a fairly comfortable three and a half lengths from Stooshie.

Meade said: "Mark said they went slow and it turned into a bit of a sprint, which is probably not up his alley. He'd prefer a good gallop.

"His jumping was adequate and he probably needed it a bit but it's nice to get off to a winning start.

"He's entered in the Royal Bond (Fairyhouse, December 3), but we'll have to see."