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It's racing heaven on the opening day of the Punchestown Festival - and what a day of racing we have in store.
The Punchestown Festival provides five golden days of quality action - featuring 40 races, including 12 Grade 1s - and attracts many of the biggest names from Ireland and Britain.
The only pity is that there are no spectators there to witness them as the roof may have come off at the Kildare track.
Monkfish and Envoi Allen have wowed throughout their novice chase campaigns and the duel of the future champions has tongues wagging as something has to fice when the two equine heavyweights collide.
Throw the battle of stablemates Chacun Pour Soi and Allaho into the mix as well and it sets up an eagerly anticipated afternoon where some lofty reputations will crumble, while others will ascend to new heights.
Here are all the results, which will be updated live as they come in.
:clap: Cracking finish
In a bob of the heads, Jazzaway gets the better of Call Me Lyreen to provide @WillieMullinsNH with a quickfire double at @punchestownrace
Incredible effort from Gentleman De Mee who faded close home pic.twitter.com/60lvhdntCZ
- Racing TV (@RacingTV) April 27, 2021
Chacun Pour Soi - some talent
:horse_racing: 9 runs for @WillieMullinsNH
7 wins
:trophy: William Hill Champion Chase
:trophy: Ladbrokes Dublin Chase
:trophy: Paddy's Rewards Club Chase
:trophy: Ryanair Novice Chase
:star: Superstar
Awesome from Chacun Pour Soi at @punchestownrace pic.twitter.com/1gSEBCDOSp
- Racing TV (@RacingTV) April 27, 2021
It's the @WillieMullinsNH show at @punchestownrace as he completes a fabulous four-timer :clap:
The €100,000 @Goffs1866 Land Rover Bumper goes to €24,000 purchase Adamantly Chosen in the hands of Jody Townend pic.twitter.com/V6hsz3Rr1j
- Racing TV (@RacingTV) April 27, 2021
:crown: Colreevy - the Queen of @punchestownrace
:eyes: What a way to cap her illustrious career as Colreevy defeats Monkfish with Envoi Allen pulled-up in the G1 Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase for @WillieMullinsNH & @dan2231 pic.twitter.com/gyRYjKTP6F
- Racing TV (@RacingTV) April 27, 2021
Singing Banjo :notes: wins The Kildare Hunt Club Fr Breen Memorial Chase For The Ladies Perpetual Cup under Barry Walsh.
Two wins today for @philip_rothwell :trophy::trophy: pic.twitter.com/OY7l7p5Yng
- Punchestown (@punchestownrace) April 27, 2021
:flag_jp: A Japanese-bred winner at @punchestownrace
The finale of day one of the 2021 #PunchestownFestival goes to Crowns Major (Daiwa Major) for Pat Byrnes & Emmet Mullins
Results & free replays :arrow_right: https://t.co/sBcsavHpYf pic.twitter.com/fABLzXww88
- Racing TV (@RacingTV) April 27, 2021
Topics: Horse Racing