< Made In Taipan (7-1) ended a long losing run in a hot renewal of the M.D.O'Shea & Sons Hurdle on the second day of the Killarney May Festival meeting.

It looked like being a good result for punters as smart chaser Head Of The Posse a well-supported 5-4 favourite, took up the running after the second-last and appeared in control, but the Tom Mullins-trained charge found another gear after the last to get up by half a length.

The most valuable prize of the night & ndash; the McSweeney Arms Hotel Handicap Chase & ndash; was picked up by Bideford Legend

Charles Byrnes' seven-year-old scooted clear after jumping into the lead two from home and Philip Enright eventually eased his mount down for a very comfortable eight-length success, with Armaramak getting the better of Got Attitude for the silver medal.< Clarach sprang a 20-1 surprise in the opening Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Mares Maiden Hurdle (division 1), giving father and son combination of trainer Tony Mullins and jockey Danny a memorable success.

The six-year-old was sent to the front two out and never looked like being caught as she finished two and a half lengths clear of runner-up Catcherinscrather, while the second division went to Sugar Bullet (5-1 jt-fav) who held the fast-finishing Dizzy Rascal with a length to spare.< Ballintemple Star (12-1) prevailed in an exciting finishing to the Laurels Bar (C & G) Maiden Hurdle.

James Brennan's charge did battle with Barrel Of Laughs, Saved By John and Rockofinspiration up the home straight before staying on best on the run-in, pulling clear of the latter to score by two lengths.

A stumble from leader Eyre Apparent after the last flight enabled Alderwood to complete a quick double for Tom Mullins in the Keg Security Tralee Maiden Hurdle, as he justified 2-1 favouritism from Dessie Hughes' representative by four and a half lengths.

There was a shock in the Dan Linehan's Bar Hunters Chase as Optimum Force (6-1) got the better of 2-5 favourite Rudi Trucker to score by three lengths.