RACING: Jockey Ian Power was hit with an €130 fine for failing to get down to his scheduled weight of 10-2 on Superdante in the Bell's Crossgar Renault Handicap Hurdle at Downpatrick yesterday, being replaced by Ruby Walsh.

The race was won by Old Kilminchy, who justified Michael Hourigan's trip from Limerick when staying on well under the trainer's son, Paul.

The six year-old led after three out before going on to deny Treaty Rebel by 2½ lengths, and will now have his attention switched to the larger obstacles.

Power's day went from bad to worse in the Frank Magee Memorial EBF Beginners chase. His mount, Eternal Night, who had made every yard of the running, appeared set for an easy win when getting in too close to the penultimate fence and paying the penalty.

That left Danaeve to coast home under Barry Cash, a pleasant surprise for his trainer Gerry Keane, who felt his charge would need the outing.

Eamon Sheehy and amateur Mark Darcy teamed up to capture the Northern Ireland Hotel Federation Handicap Chase with the consistent Camden West.

Heavily-supported (6 to 4 into evens), the eight-year-old was always travelling well in behind the leaders and readily settled the issue when given the office after the final fence.

Mona Day made all to secure the Northern Stallions EBF Mares Maiden hurdle, providing 5lb claimer Sean McDermott with his fourth winner in the last 10 days .

Co Meath trainer Tony Martin, who has been forced to move some of his horses away from the main string because they were performing badly, has no plans to bring last year's Irish Grand National winner Davids Lad over to Aintree any earlier in his bid for glory in next week's Aintree Grand National.

He said yesterday: "We've got some horses with problems but Davids Lad is separated from them and he's fine. We'll just bring him over on Wednesday or Thursday."

Another leading fancy, Moor Lane, pleased connections in a schooling session over specially adapted fences at trainer Ian Balding's Kingsclere gallops yesterday. Balding had some Grand National style fences constructed and Barry Fenton, who will be on board at Aintree, partnered the Great Yorkshire Chase winner over the obstacles.

Today's appeal by British champion jumps trainer Martin Pipe and Irish jockey Barry Geraghty against the punishments meted out by the Cheltenham stewards, over the running and riding of Magnus earlier this month, has been adjourned until next month (possibly week starting April 8th) due to illness on the part of Geraghty.