Racing Gowran Park report: Rand, a former top-class hurdler in New Zealand and also a winner in Australia, America and Japan, added Ireland to his list of country conquests when landing the Kilkenny Chase at Gowran Park yesterday.

The meeting passed an early morning inspection, but the two chase races were moved to the end of the card. A market-drifter, Rand belied that apparent lack of confidence coming home a six-length winner under Paul Carberry. Noel Meade has been training the injury-prone grey since last August and suggested the 10-year-old would now go handicapping.

Only recently in the number one spot for the first time, amateur rider John Feane made it victory two on his own mare Mysterious Lass after the duo came out best by a short head in the maiden hurdle. Trained by Declan Gillespie, the seven-year-old wasn't favoured in betting on the photo (6 to 4 available) and she then had to survive an stewards' inquiry into possible interference in the closing stages.

Further drama was to emerge from this event as second past the post Glitter And Glory was disqualified as his rider Johnny Cullen weighed in almost 3lb light. William Coleman O'Brien, trainer of the 20 to 1 outsider, was fined €500.

Major Burns got favourite backers back on course after an opening race disappointment, Willie Mullins's 7 to 4 shot leading before the last in the other maiden hurdle under David Casey before going on to achieve a two-and-a-half length success.

Available at double the SP in the moring, 5 to 1 chance How Is Things delighted her large band of owners, the Time Will Tell Syndicate by collaring Willoughby Joe in the shadow of the post under Barry Geraghty to score in the two-and-a-half-mile handicap hurdle.

Trained by Robert Tyner to win a point-to-point last year, Edward O'Grady now has charge of the mare who has options at Sligo and Punchestown, depending on how she comes out of this race.