< Dunguib made the perfect introduction to jumping with an effortless victory in the CCTV Venue Control Maiden Hurdle at Galway.
The champion bumper horse put in an exceptional round of hurdling for a debutant and romped home much easier than the four-length verdict over An Toileanach suggested.
The 1-7 shot, trained by Philip Fenton and ridden once more by amateur Brian O'Connell, was cut to 5-2 favourite from 3-1 with William Hill for the Supreme Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham, while Paddy Power are unchanged at 3-1.
"That was excellent - a nice introduction to hurdles - and it'll be onwards and upwards from here," said Fenton.
"He'd probably settle better in a quicker run race. He was far from a natural when he started schooling but we schooled him over all sorts.
"He was schooled as early as after Cheltenham. We've no immediate plans but the Royal Bond at Fairyhouse next month would be an obvious target or maybe a winners of one somewhere."< Fosters Cross (100-30) made a successful debut over fences in the Barna Waste Ballybrit Novice Chase.
Winner of his last two starts over hurdles, Tom Mullins' seven-year-old led after the last under Davy Russell and held Schelm by two and a half lengths.
"We thought when the ground changed that his chance was gone but he handled it well. He has plenty of foot over two miles," said Mullins.
Johnny Murtagh followed up his Racing Post Trophy success on the brilliant St Nicholas Abbey by taking the Corrib Oil Sean Cleary Memorial Auction Race on 2-1 favourite Reggae Rock for Ger Lyons.
The John Oxx-trained Noble Galileo (8-1) landed her second course and distance success when holding British challenger Citizenship by three-quarters of a length in the Renvyle House Hotel Handicap under Fran Berry.
Patrick Mangan, 19, rode his second winner as a professional when bringing up an across-the-card treble for Edward O'Grady with victory on Judge Roy Bean (13-2) in the Sanserv Handicap Hurdle.
O'Grady also won with Slieveardagh (20-1) and Killenaule Boy (14-1) at Wexford to c
