Urano rejuvenated by switch to hurdling

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.

Mullins struck first, taking the Munster Hurdle with Urano, who was back over the smaller obstacles for the first time in almost two years.

Held up off the pace for much of the journey, Ruby Walsh let his mount ease into contention approaching the straight and was in front when long-time leader Nine Stiches and the staying-on Dont Tell No One unshipped their riders at the final hurdle.