Flooring Porter put up a brilliant performance to make all the running and repeat last year’s win in the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle at Cheltenham.
And there were wild celebrations in parade ring afterwards as Flooring Porter's owners - an Irish four-man syndicate - hoisted jockey Danny Mullins in the air as they were cheered on by hundreds in the crowd.
Concerns on how Flooring Porter would react to a massive crowd after winning in near silence behind closed doors were allayed, as the Gavin Cromwell-trained seven-year-old put paid to the opposition.
