Valseur Lido emerged an emphatic winner of a highly-competitive renewal of the Bar One Racing Drinmore Novice Chase at Fairyhouse.
Giving owners Gigginstown House Stud and jockey Bryan Cooper a Grade One double after the earlier victory of Lieutenant Colonel, the Willie Mullins-trained five-year-old dispensed with the opposition in tremendous style.
Real Steel, also representing Gigginstown, made the running despite losing ground by jumping out to the left on occasions and remained in contention.
Valseur Lido (7-2) made smooth progress to lead after the second-last and forged clear to win by eight lengths from the always-prominent Apache Stronghold. Real Steel kept on admirably for third.
The Tullow Tank, the 7-4 favourite, never got into a challenging position and could finish only fifth.
Mullins said: "He jumped well and for his second time over fences was very clever. He keeps doing more than I think he's able to do.
"He's much more comfortable over fences. I'd be thinking of the RSA, or the JLT, at the moment. I wouldn't be looking to go back in trip with him at this stage."
Winning owner Michael O'Leary said: "He did it well. We ran three to give them more experience and they all ran very well.
"I think Real Steel is the horse to take out of it, given he goes left-handed he must have given away half a furlong.
"Bryan said Valseur Lido had plenty left in the tank even at the end. We're very fortunate and hopefully we'll keep them all fit and well on to Christmas and make a plan after that."
Ros Brin (12-1) capitalised on a final-fence mistake by Down Ace to secure victory in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares' Handicap Chase.
Davy Russell brought George Kingston's charge with a well-timed run to put pressure on the long-time leader at the last and looked to be going the better.
It proved academic, however, as Down Ace's blunder allowed Ros Brin to win by two and three-quarter lengths. Speckled Wood was third.
Kingston said: "It was a wonderful ride by Davy. She had a blip at Christmas last year and needed her two runs back.
"Bobby Molloy rode her in a gallop at the Curragh last week and she came alive after it.
"There is a race at Navan in a fortnight which may come too soon. We'll see how she comes out of this first and we can also look at Christmas and the Leopardstown Chase."
