Magnanimity powered away from his rivals in good style to claim the Bobbyjo Bar Festival Novice Hurdle at Fairyhouse.

Davy Russell 's mount travelled well to lead before the last and kept on strongly to score by four-and-a-half lengths from Definitive Edge in the Grade 2 contest.

"I though he came here with a real good chance as he handles the heavy ground," said trainer Dessie Hughes.

"He'll go to Punchestown. He's in a couple of the better races and will run in one of them.

"He's a nice horse who is just coming to himself. His run last time at Navan was very good.

"He had to make the running as there was no pace. He finished third and would have won in another 50 yards.

"We brought him to Cheltenham but he got balloted out of his race. He's an out-and-out chaser and we thought that from the start."