Murphy targets Champion Chase again with Newmill

JOHN Joseph Murphy hopes Newmill will arrive fit and well at Cheltenham next March to defend his Champion Chase crown.

The Cork handler again pinpointed the two-mile championship as the major aim for his emerging star, who burst onto the chasing scene when demolishing his Prestbury Park rivals in last season’s renewal.

Newmill began his campaign in lofty company over timber before graduating to the bigger obstacles.