Danny Mullins produced Kappa Jy Pyke with a strong late surge to land the Sky Bet Super Sub Novice Chase at Punchestown.
Trained by Willie Mullins, the 5/1 shot was waited with early on in the two and a half-mile contest, allowing stablemate Predators Gold (4/6 favourite) and Gordon Elliott's The Enabler to cut out the running.
Predators Gold held a clear advantage two fences from the finish, having seen off The Enabler by that point, but Jacob's Ladder and Kappa Jy Pyke found top gear running down to the last and came through to claim the market leader.
Jacob's Ladder stayed on strongly between horses to grab the runner-up spot but Kappa Jy Pyke showed a decent turn of foot on the wide outside and ultimately had something to spare in scoring by three and a half lengths.
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Paddy Power and Sky Bet reacted by introducting Kappa Jy Pyke at 20/1 for the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase, a race won last year by the Mullins-trained Lecky Watson.
Danny Mullins said on Racing TV: "He was stepping up in distance on tougher ground today and it (testing going) was probably not what we have loved for him but it was a good performance.
"What he lacks in size he's got in heart.
"He won quite well here last year before Cheltenham and his season fell apart a bit but he's come back stronger. You need a fair engine to pick up and sprint by the likes of the horses that were on my right down the last, and he's done it nicely.
"When you get a bit of nicer, spring ground you could go up in trip a bit as well. He's really come to himself this year."
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