Galway Plate hero Bob Lingo picked up another decent pot when he followed up his big-race victory by taking the McSweeney Arms Hotel Handicap Hurdle at Killarney.
Running off a much lower mark than his chase rating, the Tom Mullins-trained 10-year-old was sent on with over a circuit remaining and built up a healthy lead under Mark Walsh.< King Ali led the chasing pack as they came down the straight for the final time, but the 4-1 favourite had plenty left in the tank and was not hard pressed to hold on by three-quarters of a length.< Kalellshan another winner at the Galway Festival, took the evening's feature race, the www.lakehotel.com Handicap Chase, with an impressive front-running show.
Denis Hogan got the nine-year-old into a nice rhythm up front and though Orpheus Valley chased him all the way, the 9-4 favourite stretched clear over the last two fences and coasted in by 11 lengths.
Willie Mullins' 5-4 favourite Primroseandblue just got the better of Lean Times in a thrilling finish to the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle.
The duo were locked together over the final three flights and although Primroseandblue looked to be going the better under the trainer's son Patrick, he had to pull out all the stops to get home by a nose.< Ballyadam Brook (100-30) was a useful sort over hurdles and recorded his first victory over fences in the Killarney Oaks Hotel Beginners Chase.
Davy Condon made relentless progress in the straight on Terence O'Brien's eight-year-old, who collared Cavite Beta on the run to the final fence and forged five and a half lengths clear.
Henry de Bromhead's 9-2 joint-favourite House Rules jumped fluently in front all the way to land the Kelly Foley & Co In Association With Lloyd Fitzpatrick Accountants Beginners Chase by four and a quarter lengths under Davy Russell.
Jessie Harrington introduced Flat recruit Hurricane Ridge to the jumps game and the 5-1 chance obliged in the Tote Jackpot 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle, outgunning odds-on favourite Everything Zain to win by a length under Robb
