THE admirable Davids Charm wrote a new chapter in his already distinguished career as John Joe Walsh’s charge made a winning start over fences in the MansionBet Best Odds Guaranteed Beginners Chase over an extended two miles.

Already a winner of two six-figure handicap hurdles, a graded race and a premier handicap scorer on the flat, this admirably versatile and durable campaigner made a perfectly solid and likeable start to his career over the larger obstacles.

Over the course of this race, he produced a competent round of jumping for Philip Enright and he looked to have been delivered with a telling challenge at the last where the front running Convara crashed out. This left the Tom O’Brien partnership-owned 5/4 favourite (from 2/1) to finish six lengths clear of Pass Hymn.

“He was just starting to get going when the other horse fell. We had a lot of schooling done with him and he was jumping great but you can’t beat having a race,” remarked the trainer’s son Brendan. “He will probably run over fences at Galway next.”

A bright start to the season for both Shark Hanlon and Bryan Cooper continued as Dime A Dozen (5/2) progressed from a good second to La Sorelita at Killarney last time to win the MansionBet-sponsored mares’ beginners’ chase over an extended two miles.

The 5/2 chance took the measure of the favourite Popong after two out and pulled 11 lengths clear to indicate that she could be set for a good time of things in mares’ company over the coming months.

The Great White Shark Syndicate-owned winner, who has now picked up three ITBA Fillies Scheme €5,000 bonuses, has amassed three wins and six placings from nine outings. Hanlon needs just two more winners to equal his tally from last season.

Ten and counting for de Bromhead

HENRY de Bromhead moved into double figures for the new season as the talented Mind’s Eye showed just what he can do when he puts his best foot forward by returning from five and a half months off to land the Bet With MansionBet Handicap Chase.

During his novice chasing season, this Gigginstown House Stud-owned gelding was thought good enough to try his hand at Grade 1 level, but for the last year he had struggled for form and he lined up here with questions to answer.

Hugh Morgan conjured a great tune out of this 14/1 chance though while Mind’s Eye appreciated the chance to compete at a less demanding level of competition.

The top-weight needed the line late on after leading the field into the straight but it arrived in time for him to defeat his 22/1 stablemate Riviera Sun by a short-head.

The Gigginstown colours were also carried to victory by Noel Meade’s In Your Shadow in the first division of the MansionBet-sponsored two-and-a-half-mile beginners’ chase for horses rated 102 or less over hurdles.

A faller at Kilbeggan two days previously when going well with three to jump, the Sean Flanagan-ridden grey was clearly none the worse for that experience.

For much of the straight, the 2/1 favourite looked to be containing Get Smart and he overcame an awkward jump at the last to hold off the latter’s renewed effort.

MARGARET Mullins reeled off a double over the course of the afternoon, both legs of which were supplied by horses who are due to come under the hammer at the Goffs UK Horses in Training sale next week.

First, it was the turn of the Ricky Doyle-ridden Gunfire Reef (13/2) in the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase where the 10-year-old became the third winner to emerge from the 80-95 rated handicap hurdle won by Lord Lariat at this track last month.

Gunfire Reef struck for home after three out en route to a four-length triumph over Brogine.

Danny Mullins was on board his mother’s other winner which came courtesy of Janeymac (12/1) in the second division of the MansionBet-sponsored beginners’ chase.

A 94-rated hurdler who had been placed on a couple of occasions, the Bossman Partnership-owned daughter of Milan posted much the best effort of her career to run out a 16-length winner.

The 12-year-old Kilderry Prince rewarded the patience of his connections as he secured the third victory of his 37 race career in the 0-95 rated handicap chase over two and a half miles. A first winner of the year for trainer Andrew McNamara senior, this gelding was ridden by the in-form Darragh O’Keeffe and he took control of this race after two out for a one-and-three-quarter-length triumph over Railway Muice.

McNamara trains the son of Marignan for Kenneth Duggan and this was a first success for the 25/1 shot since January 1st, 2019.