< The West's Awake ran out a poignant winner of the BETDAQ Rated Novice Chase at Punchestown.
Representing Edward O'Grady, whose wife Maria died following a hunting fall last weekend, the 16-1 chance had to give weight to each of his four rivals but was produced to challenge at the last by Andrew Lynch.
Favourite Woods Well attempted to make a race of it, but The West's Awake wasn't to be denied and crossed the line with three and three-quarter lengths in hand.< Spades Are Trumps came out best in a three-way fight for the BETDAQ Trading Tools Maiden Hurdle.
Front-running favourite Paloma Blue was headed by chief market rival Athenean at the last, only to regain the initiative after it, but the Gavin Cromwell-trained Spades Are Trumps (10-1) finished over the top of them to prevail by a head.
His jockey Barry Geraghty followed up on Bon Papa (5-2) in the Download The BETDAQ App Beginners Chase.
Willie Mullins' charge cut little ice in the Albert Bartlett and the Grade One staying novice hurdle at the Punchestown Festival, but could find himself at the top table at this discipline sooner rather than later judging by his impressive 11-length defeat of Light That
Mullins completed a double of his own courtesy of 11-8 favourite Bang Bang Rosie in the BETDAQ.COM Flat Race.< Minella Fair ran out a workmanlike winner on his jumping bow in the I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle.
Noel Meade's 7-4 favourite looked in control when leading going to the final flight, but he wasn't the quickest over it and had to rally when pressed again by Derrinross before asserting by half a length.
After a string of fine efforts in defeat, Gracemount (6-1) certainly wasn't winning out of turn in the Sign Up To BETDAQ Today Mares Handicap Hurdle, holding Nerual by half a length, while Flynsini (16-1) held off the Geraghty-ridden Fitzhenry in the BETDAQTIPS.COM Handicap Chase.
