Paul Carberry rode the winners of the first two races - including Wild Passion in the Evening Herald Champion Novice Hurdle - before his sister Nina followed up with victory on board 10-1 shot Mansony in the Tote Ireland 75th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle.

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Some of his most entertaining passages pertain to his editing by the New Yorker, whose fussy style guidelines and passion for commas drove Thurber wild.

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