The Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle at Fairyhouse was supposed to be the successful hurdling debut of ante-post Triumph Hurdle favourite Minsk but he could only manage second behind Burrenbridge Lodge
Dessie Hughes' 4-6 market leader travelled nicely into the race and looked to have the rae at his mercy at the second-last.
When push came to shove, however, the vastly more experienced Burrenbridge Lodge (8-1) found that bit more for Tom Doyle and he was a neck ahead at the line.< Prince De Beauchene will have done his Aintree Grand National prospects no harm at all after routing the field in the At The Races Bobbyjo Chase.
The 11-10 favourite had yet to win a race since being transferred to Willie Mullins, but that looked certain to be rectified as he cruised into the lead on the turn for home under a motionless Paul Townend.
Keeping up the remorseless gallop on the home straight, Prince De Beauchene came home six lengths ahead of the staying-on Black Apalachi < Ninetieth Minute (5/4) opened his account over fences in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase.
Tom Taaffe's 2009 Coral Cup hero was not hard pressed to land the spoils, jumping the last in the clear under Andrew Lynch before winning by 18 lengths from Sweet Shock
Back In A Tic produced a huge shock in the I.T.B.A. Fillies Scheme Novice Hurdle as the 25-1 chance proved three lengths too strong for Flaming Pop under Sean McDermott.< Hans Crescent finished strongly under Adrian Heskin to land the New ATR Horse Tracker Handicap Hurdle and cause another shock for punters, as Michael Hourigan's charge was an unfancied 16-1 chance, beating 25-1 outsider Four Chimneys by a length.< Zardsky (5-1) took the John McCarthy Memorial Hunters Chase, while the Easter Festival 8th - 10th April INH Flat Race went to 11-1 chance Captain Arceus
