Henry de Bromhead looks to have another smart prospect on his hands after Kilmurry returned to Galway to land the Deacy & Associates Novice Chase in some style.
A 12-length winner at Ballybrit at the beginning of the month, the 7-4 favourite traded the lead with both Beau Michael and Cruising Katie before jumping ahead at the final fence.
Andrew Lynch kept him going strongly as Lady Hillingdon pressed hard down the straight, and he was a length and three-quarters to the good at the line.< Magical Memoir was first past the post in the Anglo Printers Maiden Hurdle after a skirmish with Days Ahead on the run-in, but lost the prize in the stewards' room.
Mark Bolger led at the final flight, but was adjudged to have closed the door on Davy Russell's mount (7-2), who was pulled back after going for a narrow gap on the inside and lost by a length and a half.
Eoin Doyle celebrated getting the race by doubling up with Dusty Trail who foiled Diyla s valiant attempt to lead all the way in the O'Leary Insurances Handicap Hurdle.
The 9-4 favourite didn't look to be going very well some way out, but he stayed on and got there by a head in the shadow of the post under Mikey Butler.
Paul Carberry rode a typically patient race before taking the Eurobead Maiden Hurdle on 11-8 favourite Dark Prospect but it wasn't as easy as at one time looked likely.
Noel Meade's five-year-old was going best of all on the turn for home, but he didn't find that much when he hit the front and he had only half a length to spare over the fast-finishing Riverstown at the line.
The Easyfix Rubber Products Novice Hurdle went to Paul Gilligan's One Cool Tornado (11-4), who caught long-time leader Imperial Shabra on the run-in to score by three lengths, completing a double for Andrew Lynch.
