Heavenly Brook and Luke Dempsey clear the last© Photo Healy Racing
< Heavenly Brook showed his younger rivals how it was done when making all in the Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase at Clonmel.
The 11-year-old had only won once in his previous 28 starts, but in-form claimer Luke Dempsey got a fine tune out of the veteran who jumped well out in front.
The Keith Watson-trained gelding was asked questions by De Benno and He Rock's late on, but answered them in game fashion as he pulled two and a lengths clear of the latter.
2-1 favourite Coolaghknock Glebe fell four out.< Kilford produced a gutsy front-running display to open her NH account in the Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle.
The nine-year-old was quickly at the head of affairs under Harley Dunne and showed a good attitude when challenged by Perfect Woman to pull four and a half lengths clear of the 2-1 favourite.< Westerner Point (2-1fav) was popular with the punters ahead of the Lisronagh Maiden Hurdle and didn't disappoint his supporters as he beat Frankie Ballou by a length and a half.< Curragh Na Gold built on some promising efforts in maiden company when justifying 3-1 favouritism in the Carrick-On-Suir Mares Handicap Hurdle.
David Kelly's mare took up the running off the home turn and although put under pressure by the Good As Gold after the last, she kept on well to record a winning margin of a length and three-quarters.
After finishing second on his last two starts, The Grey Guy gained a deserved success in the Comeragh Handicap Hurdle.
The Brian O'Keefe-trained gelding led the into the home straight but the writing looked to be on wall as Fiddlers Way travelled menacingly in behind.
However, Robert Tyner's runner appeared to not quite see out the trip tackling three miles for the first time and the winner held on by half a length.
There was drama in the Slievenamon Beginners Chase, which went the way of 15-8 favourite Leighinmohr < Horse No Name blazed a trail and after being joined by the winner turning for home, the pair battled it out on the run in.
The result was still in the balance when
