Trainer Tony Martin and jockey Ruby Walsh took the honours at Clonmel with a short-priced double through Tijuana Dancer and Psycho

The latter returned to form in some style with an impressive performance in the Comeragh Beginners Chase.

Psycho (10-11) was in the lead a long way out and was already in command when he sealed success with a superb leap at the last, storming home by 11 lengths from Noble Concorde

"He's a pure natural. He ran in a point-to-point as a young horse and we should have gone chasing last year with him," said Martin.

"We'll have a look at the Powers Gold Cup at Fairyhouse. Hopefully a lot of the better novices will go to Cheltenham."

Tijuana Dancer also justified favouritism in good style in the Slievenamon Maiden Hurdle.

Walsh brought the 6-4 shot to take it up from the pace-setting The Vixen's Kote before two out and won without being hard-pressed by three lengths from Happy Milly

"He's no star but was entitled to win that as it was a weak enough maiden hurdle," said the County Meath handler.

"He was a bit unlucky the last day but things went right today and that's great.

"We'll look for a little handicap or winners of one for him. The ground drying out probably helped."

Andrew McNamara gave Mazara (3-1) a canny front-running ride to hold all-comers and land a hard-fought success in the Powerstown Maiden Hurdle.

Despite flattening the final flight, Tim Doyle's gelding had enough left to beat Pozyc by half-a-length.

"He's consistent and is progressing. He's a fine big horse and the better ground suited. There might be more to come from him," said Doyle.

"Andrew gave him a lovely ride. He could do with company and idled a bit in front but he said there was plenty in the tank.

"We'll probably go the handicap direction and he might go back on the Flat somewhere along the line."< All The Eights (12-1) defied top weight under Tom Doyle in the Suir Handicap Hurdle with a neck verdict over the strong-finishing favourite Shorecliffe King

"With the drying ground we thought he ha