KIELY’S Place created a favourable impression on his debut under rules when leading home a 1-2 for Willie Mullins in the opening Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle on this curtailed six-race card where the two chase races were cancelled due to waterlogging.

The son of Wings Of Eagles won a Bandon point-to-point last year before joining the champion trainer and was sent off a 2/1 chance (11/2 overnight) here against odds-on stablemate Arcadian Emperor.