< Valyssa Monterg got off the mark over fences at the first attempt in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase - but it was not all plain sailing for Willie Mullins' mare.

The pacesetting Lenora had managed to get Valyssa Monterg off the bridle approaching the last, but she made a hash of the final fence, allowing Mikey Fogarty to coast home on Mullins' 4-6 favourite.

Mullins made it a double when Kolumbus (2-1 favourite) landed the Loughnagore INH Flat Race under the trainer's son Patrick.< Sweet Cherry ran out a convincing winner of the Follow Kilbeggan On Twitter Maiden Hurdle.

Eamonn Delany's mare was sent off the 7-2 second favourite, but any doubts were swiftly put to bed as she swept into the lead before the second last under Conor Maxwell and breezed home five and a half lengths clear of outsider Blagapar

Those who ignored the name of Dontbackme were rewarded when the 5-2 favourite battled on well to land the Follow Kilbeggan On Facebook Maiden Hurdle.

Paddy Kennedy kept Paul Fahey's charge near the front of affairs throughout and after rounding the final turn in front, he kept on well to beat Ezani by a length.

Jumping proved crucial in the Pieta House Darkness Into Light 5k Walk/Run Handicap Hurdle as Flaviana (9-2 favourite) landed the spoils.

Jessica Harrington's mare was pushed into the lead before the second last by Robbie Colgan, but Dixie Highway was level at the last, though a clumsier leap than the winner meant she had too much ground to make up on the run-in, going down by half a length.

Davy Russell timed it perfectly on Bye Bye O Bye in the Greville Arms Hotel Handicap Hurdle, getting up after the last to win nicely on Michael Griffin's 8-1 chance.< Down Under (14-1) got up in the dying strides to land the Sean Hughes Memorial Mullingar Park Hotel Handicap Chase for trainer Francis Flood and jockey Mark Walsh.