Flooring Porter may have had a few names called about him in the past but he was on his best behaviour when securing back-to-back renewals of the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (3:30).
Much talk had concerned his ability to handle the preliminaries but the massed crowds on day three of the Cheltenham Festival, but it mattered not to him today as he repeated last year’s success under a masterful ride from Danny Mullins.
Mullins was able to control the fractions from the top and this was to prove crucial.
