Well-backed favourite Classic Theatre justified her market position with a good performance to take the honours in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle at Listowel.

Andrew Lynch chased the leaders on the well-bred hurdling newcomer, and they were third at the halfway stage.

Henry de Bromhead's charge improved to lead two out. Classic Theatre then kept on well on the run-in for a two and three parts of a length win from Osco Mosco

Second market choice Poet Power made several slight mistakes and she ended up well held in seventh.

"The ground was a worry and Andrew (Lynch) said she wasn't in love with it," said de Bromhead.

"She's a very nice mare and is from a good family including Joncol; she'll run next in a Grade 3 novice hurdle at Tipperary in early October."

(TW & EM)