Reality To File edged out Spillane’s Tower in an exciting end to the John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase, as final season’s crack novices acquired the higher of established stars Galopin Des Champs and Fastorslow.
The latter pair in charge of proceedings out in entrance for a lot of the competition, however Reality To File got here cruising into competition beneath Mark Walsh as soon as they turned for dwelling.
He jumped the ultimate fence in excellent style to leap to the entrance previous Galopin Des Champs, however Spillane’s Tower, carrying the second colors of successful proprietor JP McManus, was additionally ending strongly and emerged as a severe risk on the run-in for Jack Kennedy.
Nevertheless, Reality To File was at all times doing simply sufficient and final season’s Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase victor scored by half a size at 7-2, giving Willie Mullins his tenth success within the race.
Stablemate Galopin Des Champs was two and 1 / 4 lengths again in third and Fastorslow completed fourth.
Punchestown Pleasure for Mullins and Townend
Lot Of Pleasure dominated the Listed Frontline Safety Grabel Mares Hurdle from the entrance for Willie Mullins and Paul Townend at Punchestown.
Townend set a robust gallop early on, because the six-year-old appeared to observe up final month’s comfy triumph at Gowran Park.
He allowed the chasing pack to shut up however then kicked once more after turning for dwelling, with the 6-4 favorite powering 4 lengths away from runner-up Danger Belle.
Mullins mentioned: “I think she enjoyed being left alone in front and Paul was happy with her. She took her breathers and jumped better. She’s settling better.
“We did not assume she would deal with that form of floor, but it surely’s good to know that she’s in a position to deal with it and we will proceed along with her. We have been half considering of placing her away.
“She could go to Leopardstown, and I wouldn’t mind stepping up to two and a half. She has to improve a bit, but we’ll give her the opportunity.”
Each Betfair and Paddy Energy launched Lot Of Pleasure into their Cheltenham Pageant Mares’ Hurdle market at 20-1.
Stumptown made each submit a successful one for a brave success over the banks within the Colm Quinn BMW Danger Of Thunder Chase beneath Keith Donoghue.
Gavin Cromwell’s 3-1 likelihood took high honours in a cross-country occasion on the Punchestown Pageant in Might and clearly loved himself on this sphere once more, seeing off the problem of market chief Coko Seaside earlier than galloping on to beat outsider Three By Two by two and three-quarter lengths.
Cromwell mentioned: “He’s taken to it so well, he loves it. He’s careful enough over his fences in chases and you might think that he wouldn’t have the heart for it, but he’s taken to it really well.
“There’s a race at Cheltenham in December and he’ll in all probability go there.
“I don’t know too much about it but Keith says the course is very different to here. We’ll be happy to get him over there at the next meeting and get him around it.”
The Huge Westerner continued Henry de Bromhead’s effective run of kind when rallying gamely to get the higher of Argento Boy within the I.N.H. Stallion Homeowners EBF Maiden Hurdle at 4-1.
Purchased for £120,000 after a Ballycahane point-to-point victory, the five-year-old mare confirmed an admirable perspective after the agency favorite had moved alongside approaching the ultimate flight.
De Bromhead mentioned: “She looks a nice mare, jumped great and travelled well. Darragh (O’Keeffe) was great on her and I’m delighted to get it for the Marigas, who are great supporters of ours.
“She picked up effectively after lacking the final a bit. She’s nonetheless a bit inexperienced. I feel she’ll deal with competition floor, however she’ll undergo the winter stuff. I hope so. She’s an enormous, scopey mare and therefore the title, I suppose.
“We’ve some lovely young horses – we hoped we had coming into the season and felt we had bought well, but you never know. We’re happy where we are at the moment and we’ll try to maintain it.”
