Boylesports backs first day at Punchestown

IRISH racing received a major boost yesterday with the news that Boylesports.com is the new title sponsor of the opening day of this year’s Punchestown Festival.

The deal will see Boylesports take ownership of the centrepiece, the Champion Chase, on Tuesday, April 20.

The newly titled Boylesports.com Champion Chase has been won by Paul Nicholls-trained horses for the last two years and, welcoming the announcement, the British champion trainer said: “We have been lucky enough to have the last two winners of the Champion Chase at Punchestown.