Carberry claims Punchestown opener

Nina Carberry and Katie Walsh fought out a stirring finish to the National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham and the pair repeated the dose at Punchestown as the former landed the Kildare Hunt Club Fr Sean Breen Memorial Chase aboard Zest For Life.

Walsh got the better of her rival and close friend in the Cotswolds, but Carberry exacted her revenge as Zest For Life edged out Wedger Pardy in the opening event of the 2010 Punchestown Festival.