The driving rain that greeted the start of the Killarney meeting meant the feature M.D. O'Shea And Sons Handicap Chase was reduced to just eight runners, but it still produced an exciting contest won by Henry de Bromhead's Oscar India.
Depth Perception was left clear in front on the back straight after fellow pacesetter Chapeaux Bas fell and was still holding an advantage at the second-last.
However, Ruby Walsh was poised to strike on Oscar India, who jumped alongside Depth Perception at the last and ran on under a strong drive to prevail by three and a half lengths.
Favourite The Bosses Nephew loomed ominously three out, but a couple of ragged leaps at the final two fences meant he had to settle for third.
Kalderon (4-6) made his class tell when running away with the Killarney Vintners Hurdle under David Casey.
Tom Hogan's charge, fifth in the ACCBank Champion Hurdle at Punchestown, was shaken up to lead at the third-last and soon put plenty of daylight between himself and his rivals.
Cloone Rocket tried to give chase, but Kalderon was not for catching, cruising home by a yawning eight lengths.
James Motherway's Define built on the promise of his second at Cork last month when winning the Laurels Bar Maiden Hurdle.
Taking up the running after the second-last flight, the 7-2 chance had to be stoked up on the run-in by Walsh to hold off the attentions of Paddy The Ref by a length and a quarter.
Walsh bagged a treble when he got Magnet For Money home in the concluding Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase for Tony Martin.
The Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap saw a good battle between Tiffany Diamond and Ballygologue, with the Tommy Stack-trained latter - the 5-4 favourite - ultimately proving two lengths too strong in the 12-furlong contest.
Adoration was the 10-1 winner of the McSweeney Arms Hotel Alan Ball Memorial Handicap, the Gerry Cully-trained six-year-old getting his head in front for the first time in over two years as he beat Storm Averted by two lengths.
Cully is better known as a poi
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