Punchestown Festival Day One 2012 - Boylesports Champion Chase Day

Day 1 of the Punchestown Festival has 7 great races to enjoy with over 650,000 in euros up for grabs and this ensures a top class entry list with the features being the Grade One's, Boylesports.com Champion Steeplechase, the Evening Herald Champion Novice Hurdle and the Champion Novice steeplechase.

The Champion Chase is the feature race today with some fantastic horses going, we will see the likes of Sizing Europe and Big Zeb in the highlight of day one of the Festival. The Champion Novice Hurdle is another big race today and we will be seeing the likes of the well backed General Miller and Sweeps Hill battling it out in this one.

Punchestown Festival Day 1 Card

• 3.40 Kildare Hunt Club Memorial Chase 
• 4.20 Evening Herald Champion Novice Hurdle. Grade One
• 4.55 The Three.ie Handicap Hurdle
• 5.30 The Goffs Land Rover Bumper
• 6.05 The Boylesports.com Champion Steeplechase - Grade One
• 6.40 The Growise Champion Novice Steeplechase - Grade One
• 7.15 The B INH Flat Race