Ted Veale produced a strong burst from the final fence to land the At The Races EBF Kilbegnet Novice Chase at Roscommon.
A winner on the Flat and over hurdles, the Tony Martin-trained seven-year-old had got off the mark over the bigger obstacles at Galway in August.
Sent off the even-money favourite, he was settled towards the rear by Barry Geraghty through the early stages of the two-mile Grade Three affair as The Black Russian took the six runners along, closely followed by Un Beau Roman.
The Black Russian held the narrowest of advantages over Un Beau Roman jumping the last, and while the latter got on top as they landed, Geraghty conjured a remarkable burst from Ted Veale, having seemingly been hard at work between the last two fences.
Swamping his rivals, the market leader had a cosy length and a quarter in hand over Un Beau Roman at the line.
"In an ideal world coming off a faster pace might have helped"
Martin said: "Maybe he wasn't great at one down the back, but the man who rode him knows him, he knew what he was at, he got the best out of him and we got the right result in the end.
"It was a great pot to win and he has done us all proud. He is not the biggest in the world and he is probably not scopey enough to be top class over fences, but he has plenty of heart and that counts for a lot.
"He has his own way of doing things. He is not a soft ground horse. We thought last winter we might get decent ground at a few places, but he never really got it and it just didn't work out the way we planned.
"He has a lot of options and we will tip away and see if we can find something like that. He might not have enough class for Cheltenham."
Geraghty said: "We knew he had a great chance, but we knew it was a good competitive race and it turned out that way.
"In an ideal world coming off a faster pace might have helped, but I knew from the back of the second-last he was getting there."
Military Angel made an impressive start to her career in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Fillies Maiden.
The 12-1 chance is from the family of Alexander Goldrun and reeled in the 80-rated Devonshire in the final furlong with an impressive burst of speed to score going away by a length and three-quarters.
The form of Henson's (8-1 co-favourite) Killarney success worked out well and he franked the form himself in the Follow Roscommon On Facebook Handicap, repelling the late thrust of Crafted Mastery by a neck.
A Greater Force will never repay the €520,000 shelled out for him as a yearling, but he made a small return on the investment when battling well to justify odds of 4-6 in the www.roscommonracecourse.ie Maiden.
The application of cheekpieces helped Shadagann (9-2) break through at the 11th attempt, and he defied top weight in the Athone Apprentice Handicap under Sean Corby.
Dushrembrandt doesn't have many miles on the clock for an eight-year-old and capitalised on a fencing mark that is 18lb lower than his timber figure with a determined triumph in the Roscommon On-Course Vets Handicap Chase as the 5-2 favourite.
Three jumped the last in unison in the Munsboro Maiden Hurdle and Jamesmicheal (10-1) pulled out most, while Lady Aoife sprung a 22-1 surprise in the Oran Flat Race.
