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More from Punchestown where Elusive Ivy coped with a drop in distance to win the opening JLT Handicap Hurdle. Maury Wills Jersey . Elusive Ivy knuckled down to claim victory in the JLT Handicap Hurdle at Punchestown.Gavin Cromwells mare struck gold at the track in far more testing conditions back in January and having run with some credit on her latest appearance at Fairyhouse, she was a 16/1 shot for the opening race on day three of the Festival. Conditional jockey Brien Kane produced his mount to lead on the run to the final flight and she had just enough left in the tank to hold on by three-quarters of a length from The Brock Inn, with Pakman and Seeyouallincoppers filling out the places.Cromwell saddles stable star Jers Girl in the Grade One Tattersalls Ireland Champion Novice Hurdle on Friday.He said: The little bit of juice in the ground helped her as I thought the two miles might be a bit sharp. Shes stays two and a half.Brien gave her a smashing ride and everything went to plan. The last three weeks she has really turned a corner. She got her summer coat and has been working really well.Shes been Jers Girls work companion so hopefully they have brought each other on.Shell stay going now and she could go chasing.Bright New Dawn got rolling late to claim top honours in the Three.ie Handicap Chase.Formerly trained by Dessie and Sandra Hughes before joining Gordon Elliott at the start of this season, the Gigginstown House Stud-owned nine-year-old is seriously talented but also difficult to predict.As well as winning at Clonmel twice since the turn of the year, he had disappointed at Cheltenham and Aintree and he was a 12/1 chance for his latest appearance.Jessica Harringtons 100/30 favourite Rock The World looked the likely winner after turning for home in front, where hed been since flag fall, but Bright New Dawn mowed him down after the final fence and got up by a length.Sizing Codelco was back in third.Bryan (Cooper) gave him a brilliant ride - I thought he was very good on him, said Elliott.Hes been a very frustrating horse. Hes either very good or very bad and there has been more bad unfortunately.He got a nice pot today and well keep him going and see what we can get with him.There was a thrilling climax to the Murray Spelman Handicap Hurdle, with Nicky Hendersons Cup Final (14/1) gaining a narrow verdict.Elliotts Jury Duty was a well-backed 5/1 favourite and his supporters must have been counting their money when he went clear from the home turn, but Cup Final finished with a wet sail under Robbie Power and got up by a short head.Willie Mullins saddled the third, fourth and fifth in Burgas, Tarabiyn and Haymount.Henderson said: Obviously with all the hail showers and rain, things have changed dramatically and its getting tough going out there.Robbie said he wasnt travelling from a very early stage. He crept and crept and it was a brave ride to come from there.He was just good enough. I was standing with Rich Ricci and a few others. They said yes and I said no. I would have settled for half.Elliott was back on the scoresheet in the Setanta Sports Mares Novice Hurdle as 6/4 favourite Missy Tata proved much too good for her opponents.Fourth in the Fred Winter at last months Cheltenham Festival, the four-year-old received all the allowances in this two-mile contest and eased nine lengths clear of Ria DEtel in the hands of leading conditional Jack Kennedy.Shes not a bad mare. She wasnt fit enough at Cheltenham, said Elliott.Im delighted for Jack after getting beat earlier (on Jury Duty). He gave her a grand ride and didnt panic.She loves soft ground and could be a mare to go to France. Ill talk to the owners and make plans.Invitation Only sent favourite-backers home happy with an all-the-way victory in the Kildare Post (C & G) INH Flat Race.Representing the same owner-trainer combination that claimed the prize 12 months ago with the top-class Yorkhill, the Mullins-trained five-year-old was sent off the heavily-supported 9/10 favourite following an impressive bumper debut at Navan last month.Patrick Mullins gradually wound up the gallop aboard the Andrea and Graham Wylie-owned gelding and while first Sunni May and then Blast Of Koeman tried to lay down challenges in the straight, Invitation Only saw them off fairly comfortably.The winning rider said: Hes a big, strong chaser really, by Flemensfirth, and I didnt want it to turn into a sprint. I wanted to control the pace and make it a stamina test.I love this horse, he does everything right at home.A clearly impressed Mullins senior said: He looks a decent sort. Hes a stayer and will go novice hurdling next year.Whatever we start off over hell want two and a half to three miles. We kept him out of the champion bumper for this one.He would have been entitled to run in the champion bumper or at Cheltenham, but we kept him back as he came in late. Hes a winter horse.The pace they went there the horses that were up front finished nowhere. Horses were being burned off in the back straight in a winners bumper and to me thats phenomenal.Patricks very sweet on him and wanted to go to the front. We had a front-runner in the field in Augustin but he felt he wouldnt be able to go hard enough! Mike Piazza Jersey . He was attracted by the punishing defence, the strong running game and a coaching staff he trusted. The 49ers announced Thursday that Manningham had signed a two-year deal to join the team he helped knock out in the NFC championship game two months ago in their latest offensive upgrade at wide receiver. Custom Los Angeles Dodgers Jerseys . 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Guys are growing in every situation.After a jittery start, Toronto has held its own against a tough Brooklyn lineup that features veteran players Kevin Garnett, Joe Johnson, Paul Pierce and Deron Williams.The Raptors are banged up and have had to go deep into their bench over the first four games. But they have responded well as a team in a series that will be a key building block for the future.Going through the playoffs is nothing but a plus for our franchise, Casey said. As I said, you dont want it to be a one-time (appearance) in the playoffs and never be seen again for six more years. You want it to be a growing experience. With our core guys being so young, that should be their goal going forward.Now that youve been in the playoffs once, you know what it tastes like, you know what it feels like. You know going through the season when the coach is preaching physicality, how hard youve got to play, how youve got to take care of the ball, why hes saying that. Because all that comes into play in playoff basketball.Several Toronto players are nursing injuries but most are expected to be available for Wednesdays Game 5 at Air Canada Centre.Among the starters, Kyle Lowry has been hobbled by a sore knee and Amir Johnson has had ankle problems. Patrick Patterson was a little gimpy last night, according to Casey, who added that Landry Fields (back) was feeling much better.Were nicked up, banged up a little bit but nothing that we know of thats major right now, Casey said.The series will return to Barclays Center on Friday for Game 6. If a seventh game is necessary, it will be played on Sunday in Toronto.This whole series for us is a learning experience because we are such a young team, Casey said. Its the first time in the playoffs for a lot of our key guys. So Im learning that they are growing from it.. Clayton Kershaw Jersey. They are getting better in certain situations and theyre still making mistakes in certain situations.But the adjustment part is something thats big for us. To be able to change things on a days notice or even in game situations, thats good to know and good to see.DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points in the Game 4 win and Lowry added 22. The Raptors came through with key defensive stops late in the game and showed they wont be intimidated by the Nets.I think as the series has gone on our guys have gotten more comfortable, Casey said. But again we know were going against a very veteran, experienced team that has seen everything and experienced everything.Theyre going to make some adjustments, were going to have to continue to make adjustments as the series goes on.The Raptors have managed to split the first four games despite the struggles of starter Terrence Ross, who was held off the scoresheet in 16 minutes of play on Sunday.Casey plans to stick with the youngster, noting its important to keep an eye on long-term development as the post-season continues.The only thing that will help him next year is to go through this, he said. He is a talented young man. This says nothing about his potential and where hes going to be this time next year. This is still a learning experience for him. Is he going to stub his toe? Yes. But hes still got to go through it.I thought his defence was superb in the first quarter last night against Deron Williams. I thought he did a good job. Hes just got to get a feel and a rhythm and a style of play with his offence.The Raptors should get a boost from the boisterous Air Canada Centre crowd. Casey wants his players to feed off that energy and build on what they have accomplished so far.I think our guys are growing as we go, he said. Thats the hard thing about being a young team in the playoffs. A team like Brooklyn has seen everything, theyve experienced everything, theyve had every atmosphere you can have in the playoffs and some of them have won championships.Thats the advantage you have as an experienced team and the disadvantage you have as a young team. But our guys are growing and learning as we go.Notes: Game 4 was a ratings hit for TSN. Overnight data from BBM Canada indicated an average audience of 885,000 viewers watched the game. It was the second most-watched Raptors game ever, just behind the teams Game 7 second-round loss to Philadelphia in 2001, the network said in a release. 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