< Groody Hill launched a late charge to grab the ladbrokes.com Troytown Handicap Chase at Navan in a thrilling finish.
The progressive five-year-old, who was completing a hat-trick, looked to have plenty to do as Ad Idem set sail for home after Cross Appeal s blunder at the final fence in the three-mile contest.
Alan Crowe got a great response from Christy Roche's 10-1 shot and the grey grabbed the tiring Ad Idem in the shadow of the post to score by half a length in the colours of JP McManus, who had a treble on the day.
Gordon Elliott's exciting prospect Mount Benbulben (5-2) took another step up the ladder with a hard-fought success in what looked a particularly strong renewal of the Irish Form Book 'Monksfield' Novice Hurdle.< Rebel Fitz tried to make all and looked to have everything in trouble coming down the straight, but Davy Condon asked for maximum effort from Mount Benbulben and he went past on the run-in to score by a length and a half.< Formidableopponent (11-8 favourite) followed up his recent bumper victory at the track with a convincing success in the INH Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle.
Paul Carberry rode a patient race, picking up the leaders coming down the straight and jumping the last upsides long-time leader Mount Colah before sending Noel Meade's charge clear to win by three and a quarter lengths.
The Eddie Harty-trained In Bloom hardly set the world alight on the Flat, but she looks a different proposition over jumps and won the Follow Navan Racecourse Facebook 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle in taking style.
Niall Madden was oozing confidence going to the last and though a clumsy leap gave Chill a chance to have a go at her, the 8-1 shot recovered to score by a length and a quarter.
Peter Casey's 5-4 favourite Flemenstar well beaten by Bog Warrior last time, put in an accomplished display of jumping from the front in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase under Andrew Lynch to win by 19 lengths.
