Mill Road’s Sarah Neville and Tacin may have been dropped from second to fifth in the thoroughbred flat class but the pair received top marks of 66.5 from AIRC vice-chairman Kevin McGuinness to win the ex-racehorse performance section.

The 17-year-old Supreme Leader gelding won a Punchestown maiden hurdle when trained by Brendan Powell, brother of The Irish Field’s managing editor Leo Powell, and an open point-to-point for former event rider Aidan Kennedy.