He may have been easy enough to back but Popcorn proved up to the task in the concluding Fethard INH Flat Race at Clonmel.

Patrick Mullins looked to have Jammia and Nina Carberry covered from early in the straight and the successful French-bred found what was required once sent about his business to prevail.

Willie Mullins trains the seven-year-old Popcorn for his wife Jackie.

Patrick reported: "He is probably not a bad horse. I think he's improved a bit but he wants three miles and he'll make a staying chaser in time."