McManus team to pause before plotting plan for John Durkan duo

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STATEMENT WIN: Fact To File, second right, repels Spillane's Tower, far right, to win the John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase on Sunday. Picture: Healy Racing

Connections of Fact To File and Spillane's Tower are in no rush to decide on future plans after the JP McManus-owned pair fought out a thrilling finish to the John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase.

Both Grade One winners in novice events over fences last season, the pair graduated to open company with honours in Sunday's elite level feature, with the Willie Mullins-trained Fact To File getting the better of Jimmy Mangan's Spillane's Tower by half a length.