Punchestown report: Early Forlonge exit denies Envoi Allen a proper test
Jack Kennedy wins the Sky Bet Killiney Novice Steeplechase on Envoi Allen. Picture:Â INPHO/Caroline Norris
It goes against the grain somewhat to begin a meeting with the highlight, but that was the case in Punchestown as Envoi Allen and Asterion Forlonge went to the start set to square up in the Grade Three Sky Bet Killiney Novice Chase.
It was one of the most anticipated clashes of the season thus far but, alas, the race itself served as a reminder that in horse racing little is entirely predictable.
