Galopin des Champs has produced a dominant to display to win a first Punchestown gold cup.
Jockey Paul Townend led the Galopin des Champs while he finished 22 lengths in front of the Spillane tower, second,.
It turned out to be the third time that the luck for the Willie Mullins formed 5-6 favorites, which ended twice second behind Fastorslow in the last two years of this race.
Mullins, who also took advantage of two shock victories on Tuesday, won two other victories in the other competitions of day 1.
In the novice obstacle, Cheltenham Victor and 13-8 Jasmine de Vaux favorite have outstripped the policy of honesty of the winner of Aintree of half a length in an exciting final.
Jasmine de Vaux, mounted by Townend, recovered from an error on the last obstacle to move forward before the line.
In the champions bumper, the favorite bambino fever of 11-8 finished cleaning diesel in the second.
