Thomond O'Mara landed the first 4-y-o bumper of the season when Tornedo Shay swooped to collar the well-backed favourite Elegant Concorde in the closing stages.
Thomond said: 'He'll go straight for the Cheltenham Bumper and he is as good a horse as I've ever had. He was a bit green when he got there today, but believe me he is a very good horse.'