Danny Mullins completed a double at Punchestown today as the jockey steered his mother Mags Mullins' Gunfire Reef to a maiden win in the Betdaq High Liquidity Handicap Chase.

The eight year old Italian owned gelding began his career racing in France for trainer Louisa Carberry and having failed to win in six starts in France, today got off the mark on his eighth Irish start when beating runner-up Se Mo Laoch

Trainer Mullins later commented “he’s a tricky auld devil and Shane Kelly rides him every day.

“Today he didn’t know he was in a race and Danny gave him a lovely spin around.

“He’ll keep going in those type of races, and as the ground gets softer he might improve. His owner Daniel Furini is from Italy and he’s delighted.”

Jockey Danny Mullins had earlier steered Stucker Hill to win for trainer Billy Lanigan.

Quotes from Alan Magee