Team Ireland gained revenge on the home team in the second race of the meeting, the Singer Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices' Chase, with Danny Mullins once again proving his excellent judgement of pace aboard the front-running Kargese (7/1).

Before the race, much of the attention had been focussed on Nicky Henderson’s unbeaten chaser Lulamba and Willie Mullins’ dual Grade 1-winning novice hurdler Kopek Des Bordes, who was making his first start since impressing on chase debut in November.