Willie Mullins took the feature, Gordon Elliott added two to his tally, the fine form of the Pat Fahy stable continued unabated with another brace, and a Charles Byrne-trained horse landed a tidy gamble. Clonmel, on a crisp spring afternoon, was a microcosm of the national hunt season thus far.

Gordon Elliott, who reached a milestone of a hundred winners at Perth on Sunday, struck again in Roscommon last night when Takeyourcapoff captured the featured Athlone Handicap Hurdle under a confident ride by Paul Carberry.

Robert Tyner and Philip Enright continued their terrific run when Carrigmoorna Rock cruised to victory in the Girls Nite Out At Clonmel Races Mares’ Maiden Hurdle at Clonmel last night.