Faugheen and Footpad put Willie Mullins firmly in charge of title race

Willie Mullins stole the show again at the Punchestown Festival as he increased his lead over Gordon Elliott in the battle for the Irish jumps trainers' championship to €424,148, with just two days of the season remaining.

In what was an astonishing turnaround, the 11-times champion fired in a sensational six-timer on Wednesday to overhaul Elliott for the first time during the campaign, and headed into day three with an advantage of €48,161 - having started the week €521,413 in arrears.