Colreevy ends racing career by upsetting Monkfish and Envoi Allen for Punchestown glory

A clash between the Willie Mullins-trained Monkfish and Henry de Bromhead’s Envoi Allen was billed as one of the races of the season but the retiring Colreevy had other ideas

Colreevy, with Danny Mullins up, jump the last on their way to winning the Dooley Insurance Champion Novice Steeplechase during day one of the Punchestown Festival at Punchestown Racecourse. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Colreevy ended her racing career in a blaze of glory after upsetting big guns Monkfish and Envoi Allen with a superb front-running victory in the Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase at Punchestown.

A clash between the Willie Mullins-trained Monkfish and Henry de Bromhead’s Envoi Allen was billed as one of the races of the season, with Monkfish protecting an unbeaten record over fences and Envoi Allen bidding to bounce back from his early fall at Cheltenham.