Prince Shaun sunk a plunge on Red Eye Express to land the feature event at Dundalk.
All the talk had been about John Oxx's charge, who was sent off the 11-10 favourite for the ADM Londis Race, but the money went astray as Mick Kinane's mount failed by a head to reel in Pat Flynn's runner, who was given sound assistance in the saddle by Danny Grant.
The once-raced pair went into the mile contest unbeaten and this may prove to have been a decent event as they pulled two lengths clear of Aidan O'Brien's highly-tried Greatwallofchina.
Connections of the winner said a step up in class will now be on the agenda.
Russian View and Collingwood finished with a flourish in the Irish Autism Action Ireland Handicap over seven furlongs and it was the former who got the verdict by a head.
Eddie Lynam's 6-1 winner was not scoring out of turn under Chris Hayes having been in the money on his previous two starts.
Jim Bolger and Kevin Manning got on the scoresheet as 11-2 second-favourite Belle Noverre made it two wins from two starts on the Polytrack with victory in the Fyffes Handicap.
The four-year-old won here in November and showed a good attitude once more to run on strongly for a three-quarter-length call over Newparks Doughter.
Soap Wars (8-1) got off the mark at the seventh attempt when scoring in the six-furlong Campbell Catering Maiden.
The Mick Halford-trained three-year-old had a length and a half to spare over Lena Rice in the hands of Rory Cleary.
Ger Lyons is a frequent victor to the winner's enclosure at this track and was at it again as 9-2 favourite Rockazar responded to Johnny Murtagh's strong urgings up the far rail to take the David Lysaght Basecamp Challenge Handicap.
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