Moon Shot, carrying the colours of the 180 member Pearse Racing Club, justified favouritism in good style under Barry Geraghty.
Sent off at 4/1f, the grey which cost #22,000 at Newmarket after winning twice on the all-weather and also at Nottingham may head for Listowel.
'He needs good-firm to be seen at his best and if he gets in he'll run in the Lartigue 4yo Hurdle next,' said trainer Michael Cunningham.
Fraser Carey, a winner of 8 races for Declan Gillespie, broke his near-fore leg in the closing stages of the 2m handicap hurdle and was humanely destroyed.
The Curragh trainer had better luck later when he saddled No Tippling to win the 9f handicap helping him to land the leading trainer at Dundalk award.
Paul Moloney notched up his 8th success since returning to action at the Galway Festival when Lord Fane (10/1-12/1) came out of the pack to lead approaching the final flight in the opener.
Shane Donohoe's 5yo which paid #34.30 for a win on the Tote is owned by the Buffalo Syndicate from Ballinamore in Leitrim.
Warm favourite The King's Doctor (7/4-6/4f), who finished a disappointing 7th, was found to be suffering from a 'respiratory abnormality.'
Keeping The Faith (2/1f) and Ruby Walsh defied top-weight in the 2m3f handicap chase for Tommy Carmody while Jim Bolger's Leeside and Seamus Heffernan won the claimer with Surprise Me (3/1-2/1f) only 4th.
The winner was claimed afterwards for #6,000 by local trainer Gerry McArdle.
The 7f handicap was delayed for 14 minutes when Stormy Frontier (12/1) unseated Pat Shanahan 3 times before he was eventually withdrawn while Tiergarten was also taken out resulting in a 5p in # to BP only.
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