MEPHISTO’S renaissance continued in the Comeragh Veterinary Kilmacthomas Handicap Hurdle, with the Gerry Keane-trained grey defying top-weight when registering his third win in the space of eight days.

In for €8,000 when finishing last of seven in a claiming hurdle at Sligo in June, the versatile eight-year-old has gone from strength to strength since.