Ah Littleluck and Mark Flanagan© Photo Healy Racing
< Ah Littleluck (2-1 fav) proved too strong for Lofgren when landing the feature race at Sligo, the Brenda Anderson Memorial Cup Rated Novice Hurdle.< Notwhatiam was the one to take them along in the early exchanges but he gave way once Ah Littleluck warmed to the task and it was Lofgren who loomed up as the biggest threat when they swung for home.
However, the recent Cork victor stays further than this and found plenty for pressure on the run-in, going on to score by four lengths.
Classy mare Let's Dance enjoyed her evening out when strolling to a comfortable first career success in the opening Special Olympics Day Maiden Hurdle.
Willie Mullins' four-year-old hasn't had things easy in her career to date, finishing a fine fourth in the Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival before chasing home Apple's Jade at Punchestown.
This proved a much more straightforward exercise for the 1-12 favourite, though, as she hacked round before easing eight and a half lengths clear.
Lucky Seven defied a mammoth absence when lowering the colours of the well-backed Glencairn View in the Martinstown Opportunity Maiden Hurdle.
The 66-1 winner watched on for much of the contest but made rapid headway round the back and took charge before the final flight and wasn't at all flattered by the four and three quarter length winning margin.
Despite jumping to the front at the final flight, Josephine Marcus couldn't get the job done in the Duke And Duchess Of Cornwall Mares Handicap Hurdle as Isabella Liberty (6-1) came with a withering late run to oblige by a length.< Miss Faithful (7-1) conceded weight all round when getting her head back in front in division one of the Callan Tansey Solicitors Handicap Hurdle, beating Station Closed by three and a half lengths, while Yes Man (33-1) came off best in a terrific finish to the second division.
