Ice Warrior was chalked up favourite for the first division of the Lighthouse Navan Maiden Hurdle but drifted out to 9/4 after he got loose before the start of the race and was subsequently withdrawn from the line-up.

Consequently the race lost much of its interest and, in Ice Warrior's absence, the spoils went to the 11/4 second favourite Will Jamie Run.

Ridden by Keith Bowens who was registering his 15th win in the saddle and had his claim reduced to 5lb as a result, the Steve Mahon-trained sixyear-old snatched the verdict close to home to deny the likely-looking winner Kellsboro by a neck.

Mahon was full of praise for his jockey afterwards.

"He's a right good rider and a big asset to me. Nobody else gives him outside rides and I can't understand it. This horse wants two and a half miles and soft ground and he'll probably go chasing soon."

Division two of the contest went to dual bumper winner Megans Joy who justified odds-on favouritism under Davy Russell by a short head from Oronoco Flow. The majority of racegoers, including Megans Joy's trainer Colm Murphy, thought the market leader was beaten and he admitted: "I was gutted going past the line because I thought she was beaten. I was afraid of my life running her on fast ground first time over hurdles and just wanted her to come home in one piece."

Bootsandslippers, from the in-form Jessica Harrington stable, took the honours in the Navan Supporters Mares Maiden Hurdle by a head from joint favourite Native Royal at odds of 10/1. The five-year-old was well-handled by Andrew Leigh.

Jockey Barry Geraghty will always be associated with the trainer's former stable star Moscow Flyer but combined with Co Louth trainer Robbie Burns to record a threequarter length success aboard 3/1 chance Davorin in the Albany Hurdle.