Allaho makes all to take John Durkan honours as Envoi Allen disappoints

Allaho dug deep to see off his stablemate’s challenge by two lengths

Allaho, with Patrick Mullins up, jumps the last on their way to winning the John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Steeplechase at Punchestown Racecourse in Kildare. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Allaho led home a one-two-three for Willie Mullins in the John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase.

A brilliant winner of last season’s Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival, Allaho was a 7-2 shot to make a successful reappearance in a race in which the champion trainer saddled seven of the 10 runners.