De Senectute did exactly as was expected in the Mallow Print Handicap Hurdle, sauntering to a four and a half length success over Templar Knight

Paul Townend did the steering on the ex-Robert Tyner and Ger Lyons trained five-year-old and she followed-up her Ballinrobe flat success in the same effortless fashion on outing number two for Willie Mullins.

He commented: "She is in Killarney where she would have a 6Ib penalty (the mandatory). We'll think about heading to Galway for a flat race then. She got 24Ib for winning at Ballinrobe and she is now on 68."