< Hughies Grey put up a battling display to take the feature Webster Cup Chase at Navan for the Mervyn Torrens yard and now has the Irish Grand National on his agenda.
Winner of the Ulster National on his last start, the seven-year-old led three out on this mile drop in trip and made the best of his way home under Mike Darcy.< See U Bob put in a determined challenge up the run-in, but the post came just in time for Hughies Grey (7-1), who held on by a short head, with the fast-finishing Whatuthink another three-quarters of a length away in third.< Coscorrig (7-1) was only just beaten at Leopardstown last month and Dessie Hughes's mare stepped up on that to run away with the Kilberry Novice Chase.
Third for most of the way, she was sent on after the third-last by Bryan Cooper when The Hurl unseated, and came clear of Uncle Tom Cobley with the minimum of fuss to ease over the line 19 lengths ahead.
Paul Nolan's Dibella (5-2 favourite) built on her promising introductory third at Gowran last month to take the Slane Mares Maiden Hurdle in the hands of 7lb claimer Michael Doran.< Lisrenny Lady tried to make all, but Dibella made remorseless progress down the straight and picked her off at the final flight before going clear to score by seven lengths.
Colm Murphy's Captain Paulie (7-2) took the Family Fun Day 17th April Maiden Hurdle, going on heading into the straight and running on strongly for Robbie Power to hold Ross Na Righ by a length and a half.
Paul Carberry needed all his strength to get Gordon Elliott's well-backed Trendelenburg (4-1 favourite) home a head in front in a driving finish with Accordion To Paddy in the Oldcastle Handicap Hurdle.
The Christy Roche-trained Abbey Glen (16-1) leapt to the front two out in the Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle and scored by a length and a half to give Colin Bailey his first winner.
