< Adajal made it four wins during the month of May in the Cork Handicap Chase, but only narrowly.

Charlie Swan's in-form seven-year-old was sent off the 7-4 favourite to supplement victories at Ballinrobe, Killarney and Roscommon.

A slicker leap at the last took him past long-time leader Archie Boy but John Cullen conjured a late challenge out of Truckers Delight and Adajal just held on by a rapidly-diminishing head.

Only seven runners went to post for the Dromahane Chase, but there was plenty of drama and Tawnies (9-2) came out on top.

Favourite Jawad parted company with Barry Geraghty in the early exchanges, and the writing looked to be on the wall for the Thomas O-Leary-trained winner when Warcraft cruised past him after jumping four out.

But that rival was far from fluent at the next and last while Shazand who was still in with a shout, got rid of Andrew McNamara at the penultimate obstacle, and Tawnies stayed on best to beat Warcraft by a length and three-quarters.

Experience told in the www.corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle as The Rossmeister made it sixth-time lucky over obstacles.

Eoin Doyle's 7-2 chance had Wise and odds-on favourite Coat Of Arms hot on his heels turning into the straight, but he never looked like relinquishing his lead and crossed the line three lengths ahead of the former, with Coat Of Arms fading disappointingly out of the frame.< According To Him ran out a gutsy winner of the Newmarket Handicap Hurdle.

The 12-1 shot was always in the front rank and although there were challengers queuing up approaching the last, he pulled out more for Paddy Flood on the run to the line - and then survived a stewards' inquiry.< Bootlegger also made every post a winning one but had to pull out all the stops to repel Iron Duke as the 8-11 favourite in the Mallow Town BBQ Race Evening Hurdle.