THE first Cork meeting of the season took place on Sunday in the form of the Duhallow-Kanturk fixture at Dromahane and Sam Curling’s 2025 Cheltenham Foxhunter hero Wonderwall hardly broke a sweat by making a stunning return to action with Derek O’Connor in the open that was restricted to non-graded winners.

Wonderwall (evens - 4/5 favourite) always travelled supremely well on the outer, as King Alex mostly took the 12-runner field along. The eventual winner moved closer approaching the third-last of the 13 obstacles and coasted into the lead after two out.