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The market leader had fallen at Leopardstown earlier in the month and AP McCoy sent him to the front in an attempt to register a confidence-boosting win.
But the distress signals went up as Bryan Cooper took over at the head of affairs on Art Of Logistics approaching the final flight and he stayed on to repel the rallying Midnight Oil by two lengths.
McCoy enjoyed a happier result when partnering Western Man to victory in the Ladbrokes Punter Package Handicap Hurdle.
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Jody McGarvey sent the 4-1 chance on turning into the straight and she put the race to bed with impressive jumps at the final two flights.
Mark Walsh timed his run to perfection on the James Motherway-trained Corbally (13-2) to claim the Follow Us On Twitter Novice Handicap Hurdle.< Kilmainham led two-out but Walsh was in the right spot to pounce and a springheeled leap at the last sealed a length and a quarter success.< Follow The Sign (2-1) opened his account in the Buy Tickets On Facebook Maiden Hurdle.
Oliver McKiernan's charge came with a sustained run between the last two hurdles and ran out a one and three quarter-length winner from Grove Field under Robbie Colgan.
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