At Limerick, the Tote Munster National Handicap Chase went to Davy Fitzgerald's locally trained Pearly Jack, under Niall "Slippers" Madden.
Pearly Jack, runner-up in the race last year and also in last month's Kerry National, reversed placings with last year's Limerick winner Star Clipper, to eventually score by a length and a half.
Afterwards a delighted Fitzgerald reported "he was due that win and may prove an Aintree horse in time. We'll run him in a Flat race next, to keep him fit, before going for the Becher Chase."
Justified landed odds of 8/15 on his seasonal debut to win the Sherry Fitzgerald O'Malley Chase under Tony McCoy.
Afterwards winning trainer Dusty Sheehy revealed "Justified probably won't run over two miles again and will be stepped up in trip."
He added "it seems he is better jumping from a slower pace and Tony (McCoy) mentioned that when he 'forced' him at fences, he was inclined to jump to the left a bit."
Jockey Barry Geraghty completed a double winning the opening Newenham Mulligan Novice Hurdle on Karl Wyse's Amalfitano before winning the 2m2f Handicap Hurdle on Edward O'Grady's on Bernabeu.
Former jockey Shane Broderick is beginning to make an impact as a trainer and his The Long Haul landed the Pat Keogh BMW Handicap Hurdle, under Broderick's assistant trainer Johnny Levins.
