Heart Wood digs deep to make winning return at Punchestown

FINDING MORE: Heart Wood and Darragh O'Keeffe (black sleeves) en route to winning the Grade Three Betvictor Chase from Monbeg Park. Picture: Healy Racing

Runner-up in the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham in March, odds-on favourite Heart Wood had to dig deep to see off Monbeg Park in the Grade Three BetVictor Chase in Punchestown, completing a double for Henry de Bromhead and Darragh O’Keeffe.

The 4-9 favourite forged ahead on the run-in to triumph by a length and three-quarters, with a 14-length gap back to top-weight Croke Park in third.