Arthur Moore received some compensation for Graphic Equaliser's disappointing effort in the Tote Gold Trophy at Newbury when Manhattan Castle captured the featured Esat Digifone Kinloch Brae Chase under Charlie Swan at Thurles on Saturday.

Corket set the pace under John Butler until the champion rider coaxed his mount, owned by Dublin hotelier Paddy Fitzpatrick, to edge into a narrow lead after the penultimate obstacle.

A good leap at the last helped his cause as Beakstown loomed ominously, and he came away full of running on the short run-in to score by one-and-a-half lengths. Swan was again back in the winner's enclosure when he scored aboard the Aidan O'Brien-trained Moondigua, who put in a much improved round of jumping to come home five lengths clear of Sup A whiskey. Really Chuffed, carrying the colours of trainer Willie Mullins's mother-in-law, Essex based Marie Longton, opened his account over timber when justifying favouritism for David Casey in the opening Esat Digifone Hurdle.

After the 5 to 4 chance battled back after a bad blunder at the penultimate flight to beat Amocachi, Jacki Mullins, daughter of the absent winning owner, said: "He's in the Supreme Novices and the Triumph Hurdle, and the plan is he will go to Cheltenham, where the better ground will be much better for him."

Ger Hourigan's Sporadic Missile paid her recent Leopardstown conqueror Joe Mac, trained by Christy Roche, a nice compliment when making all to slam the opposition in the hands of Josh Byrne in the bumper.

"She won't be going to Cheltenham and we will probably have a look at the bumper in Punchestown. She won't be jumping hurdles until next season," said the winning handler after his charge came home 15lengths clear of Colonial Sunset.

Sharpical was yesterday none the worse for his endeavours in landing Europe's most valuable handicap hurdle at Newbury on Saturday.

The winning trainer, Nicky Henderson, has no certain plans for the six-year-old, although the owners are keen on a Champion Hurdle bid.

Henderson, once again, paid tribute to Mick Fitzgerald, who timed the required late run of Sharpical to perfection. "You won't see those tactics better applied by anyone," he enthused.

Sharpical atoned for a costly last-flight blunder in The Ladbroke at Leopardstown when he looked certain to finish at least second. Equipped with blinkers on Saturday, he was produced by Fitzgerald halfway up the run-in to head Kerawi and score by three lengths, with Tidjani the best of the Irish runners in third.