Chacun Pour Soi makes most of depleted field at Cork

The race told us little we didn’t already know about Willie Mullins’ runner

Chacun Pour Soi and Paul Townend win the Kerry Group Hilly Way Steeplechase (Grade 2) as Cash Back and Danny Mullins fall at Cork. Both horse and jockey were ok. Picture: Healy Racing.

Three non-runners left just three rivals and very little resistance to Chacun Pour Soi in the Grade 2 Kerry Group Hilly Way Chase, and the long-odds-on favourite duly made the most of the opportunity to pick up the €41,300 winner’s cheque on his seasonal debut.

There were few, if any, anxious moments for connections. Some of his jumping was effortless, some required him to be clever, but overall he was just too classy for his rivals. Stablemate Cash Back may have finished second but for crashing out at the last, where he brought down Djingle, leaving Darasso to pick up the pieces.