Mighty Min completes John Durkan hat-trick for Willie Mullins

The only Mullins runner not making his seasonal debut, his fitness told because while Allaho and latterly Melon dropped away

Patrick Mullins on Min wins from Bryan Cooper on Tornado Flyer. Picture: INPHO/Lorraine O’Sullivan

Willie Mullins may not have been able to see much of Min's third successive win in the John Durkan Memorial Chase due to thick fog - but he was thrilled by the outcome.

Mullins fielded four runners in the Grade One feature at Punchestown and while it was no surprise Min's biggest threat emerged from his own stable, not too many would have predicted it would come from Tornado Flyer.