Willie Mullins' hotpot Min strengthened his grip on the Supreme Novices' Hurdle with an effortless win in the Sky Bet Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle at Punchestown.
Well backed for the Cheltenham Festival opener before he had even set foot on a racecourse for Mullins, he had impressed at this track last month.
Stepped up in class to Grade Two company, he was following the successful footsteps of stablemates Vautour and Douvan, who also took this race before glory at the Festival in March.
For the first couple of furlongs, Ruby Walsh tracked Tongie but soon sent the 1-7 favourite into a lead which he was never to relinquish.
Attribution tried to make a race of it turning into the straight, but Walsh pressed the button approaching the last and shot clear to win by nine and a half lengths.
While the race lacked any strength in depth, it was hard not to be taken with his performance and not surprisingly the bookmakers took evasive action for Cheltenham, with Betfred going 7-4 for the Supreme.