Johnny Cullen's defection from the ride on Ardglen left the way open for Nina Carberry to steer the Limerick winner from three days ago to success in the Pickardstown Handicap Hurdle at Tramore.

The Bach gelding, shouldering a mandatory 6Ib penalty, made light of top-weight on the way to a ten length victory from Yeoman

Winning trainer John 'Shark' Hanlon's partner Rachel O'Neill said: "The cheek-pieces have made a big difference to him. He's had his problems and he'll probably go chasing next. That's Nina's first winner for us."