< Much Acclaimed is in rip-roaring form and he picked up another good prize with a cosy victory in the feature Listowel Races Supporters Club Lartigue Hurdle at the County Kerry track.

The John Morrison-trained four-year-old (5-1), winner of his only race over jumps at Ballinrobe in July, came into the contest having landed a premier handicap at the Curragh at the weekend.

Paddy Mangan gave him a confident ride, settling in rear and joining the leaders at the final flight before nudging away with just hands and heels to beat Walden Prince by a length and a quarter.< Golden Alou had won only one race in 28 starts, and that was nearly two years ago, but he put the record straight with an emphatic strike in the Kerry Petroleum Handicap Chase.

Amateur Declan Queally sent him into a clear lead approaching the second-last fence and the Ger Lynch-trained eight-year-old (12-1) kept going strongly to beat Knockmoy Jewel by three lengths.

Shane Broderick's Galway bumper winner Black Benny (6-4 favourite) impressed on his first jumps start as he picked off Worldy Wise to win the C & F Tooling Maiden Hurdle by a length and three-quarters under Denis Hogan.

Aidan O'Brien's youngster Athens was sent off the 4-7 favourite for the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden and put up a workmanlike performance to win in the hands of the trainer's son Joseph.

The son of Dylan Thomas shared the lead with stablemate Highflying until past halfway and once he asserted, there was never any danger as he held Amhrasach by a length and a half.

Dermot Weld's Angel Bright (7-1) stepped up on her moderate debut run at Naas last month to take the Jet O'Carroll Memorial Median Auction Maiden, overhauling Lord Jim 100 yards out to win by half a length under Pat Smullen.

Joe Fogarty's filly Kateeva (8-1) won on the beach at Laytown last week and defied a 5lb penalty in the Brandon Hotel Handicap, going clear in the straight to score by three and three-quarter lengths, with Leigh Roche doing the steering.