Overview
- Solness, sent off at 8-1, edged Marine Nationale by half a length in the Grade One two-mile feature as pre-race favourite Majborough finished third.
- Sam Ewing rode the winner after J J Slevin was stood down with concussion earlier on the card.
- Marine Nationale hit the third fence and veered right, with Flanagan briefly unbalanced before getting back in the saddle and closing strongly.
- Bookmakers adjusted markets, with Paddy Power cutting Solness to 20-1 for the Champion Chase and moving Marine Nationale into 11-4 joint-favouritism with Il Etait Temps.
- Owner Barry Connell indicated Marine Nationale will return for the Dublin Racing Festival before targeting the Champion Chase at Cheltenham.