Madam keeps it in the family

We've had a wonderful week at Punchestown, with Jezki's victory in the Grade 1 Champion Novice Hurdle the obvious highlight, but it was also fantastic for Madam Bovary to win yesterday’s opening race.

She's owned by Dermot Cox, who was chairman of Punchestown for a number of years, and winning here means everything to him and his family.

The mare was at the bottom of the handicap and she really appreciated the testing ground, and won well. I can remember her dam, Saraemma, winning the BMW Chase - the race Sprinter Sacre won - almost 20 years ago (1994).