Ruby Walsh might have been somewhat in the dark, but the star jockey was reported to have claimed his 2,500th career victory as Au Quart De Tour triumphed at Gowran.
A stewards' inquiry has been called over the exact total, but the 10-times Irish champion jumps jockey took it all in his stride at the destination at which he recorded his first domestic winner, aboard Siren Song, trained by his father Ted, in July 1995.
Suitably inspired by Footpad winning the opener, Walsh swiftly made it a brace as Au Quart De Tour, unsurprisingly also trained by Willie Mullins, pulled eight lengths clear of Alamein as the even-money favourite for the Langton House Hotel Maiden Hurdle.
When asked about having seemingly hit the milestone, Walsh said: "I know one person that's not counting anyway."
Reflecting on why there might be a little confusion as to the exact number of his wins, Walsh reflected: "I probably would have ridden a few as an amateur on the Flat more so than as a professional.
"I don't know to be honest, but when you think about it it's still a long way behind Dicky (Richard Johnson) and a very, very long way behind AP (McCoy)."
Walsh counts an array of headline prizes among his triumphs, including the Grand National, the Cheltenham Gold Cup and Champion Hurdle, on both sides of the Irish Sea.
He also boasts an Australian Grand National success after striking gold on Bashboy at Ballarat racecourse last August, while he claimed Japan's biggest jumps prize, the Nakayama Grand Jump, aboard Blackstairmountain in 2013.
Walsh is said to have to claimed 1,738 Irish successes, including 106 at Grade One level, 754 victories in Britain and six wins in France.
Paddy Power make him an even-money chance to reach the 3,000-winner mark.