Exciting prospect Bog Warrior got his season back on track with a bloodless victory in the feature BBA Ireland Limited Opera Hat Novice Chase at Naas.
A faller last time out, Tony Martin's rising star led all the way and suffered no alarms in a race made less taxing by the absence of expected major rivals Blackstairmountain and Donnas Palm.
Davy Russell was always happy travelling in front and when Slieveardagh moved close enough to pose a minor threat at the top of the straight, the 1-5 favourite stretched away to score by 11 lengths without breaking sweat.
There was another winner for Russell in the same Gigginstown House Stud colours when Gates Of Rome got his head in front for the first time over fences in the Tote Trifecta Rollover Beginners Chase.
Colm Murphy's eight-year-old (3-1) had the favourite Shinrock Paddy for company in the closing stages and forged ahead after the last to win by a length and a quarter.< Bat Masterson disappointed when odds-on favourite at Limerick last time, but first-time blinkers seemed to do the trick in the Paddy Power Cheltenham Trial Sunday 26th February Maiden Hurdle.
Davy Condon was always close to the pace on the Noel Meade-trained 13-2 chance, who ran on far too strongly in the straight for favourite Midnight Oil winning by four and three-quarter lengths.
Dual bumper winner Bridgets Pet was pulled up after making a bad mistake on his jumping debut but put that well behind him with an eyecatching victory in the Tote Jackpot Maiden Hurdle.
Tony Mullins' 7-2 chance had plenty to do from the second-last flight, but arrived with a wet sail and stormed past the leaders on the run-in to win by half a length under Danny Mullins.
Robbie Hennessy's 5-2 favourite Mister First could be called the winner a long way out in the Panoramic Restaurant At Naas Handicap Chase, so well was he travelling, and he cleared away to score by 14 lengths once Andrew Lynch pressed the button.
