Newmill heading to Punchestown

Newmill, the runaway winner of last week’s Queen Mother Champion Chase, is likely to miss a clash with Brave Inca at the Punchestown Festival and instead line up in the Kerrygold Champion Chase.

The eight-year-old has twice chased home the Champion Hurdle winner this season but trainer John Joseph Murphy has elected to keep his charge over fences following his nine-length Cheltenham success.