Elementary win for Watson at Clonmel

Noel Meade's veteran Watson Lake showed he is not ready to take a back seat just yet as he landed a comprehensive victory in the Clonmel Oil Chase.

The 11-year-old has been keeping top company for near enough six years and looked as classy as ever as he overcame strong opposition under Paul Carberry.

Prominent all the way, the 13-2 chance built up a healthy lead on the run to the second-last and though One Cool Cookie tried hard to reel him in, it never looked likely and the winning distance was a length and three-quarters.

Moskova (2-1 favourite) put up an extraordinary performance to take the EBF T.A. Morris Memorial Mares Chase under an inspired ride from Ruby Walsh.

The Paul Nolan-trained grey was towards the rear when she made a hash of a fence out in the country and she was under pressure to keep in touch from a long way out.

Hello Kitty was making the best of her way home up front and still led at the last, but Moskova was clawing her way into contention and edged in front close home to score by half a length.

Promising prospect Fionnegas survived a last-flight blunder to maintain his unbeaten record with an easy victory in the INH Stallion Owners EBF Novice Hurdle.

Walsh set out to make all on Willie Mullins' well-touted five-year-old, who lobbed along with ears pricked until Slieveardagh threw down a challenge in the straight.

Fionnegas (4-7 favourite) blundered through the final obstacle, but picked up again and had no trouble holding his main market rival's efforts to score by five lengths.

Mullins completed a double when Dorset Square (4-1) led nearing the last under Paul Townend and got the better of a duel with Back Me Up by half a length in the Clonmel Oil Service Station Handicap Hurdle.

That became a treble when Florida Pal (4-9 favourite) dug out a length victory after a dour battle with Iveagh House in the Powerstown Park INH Flat Race.

Francis Flood's Slievecorragh (100-30) took charge of the Clonmel Oil Day Handicap Hurdle approaching the second-last flight and ran on strongly to win.