Marasonnien leads home Mullins 1-2-3 in Grade 1.
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Punchestown, Wednesday
Irish Daily Mirror War Of Attrition Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 3m, 4yo+
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MARASONNIEN led home a memorable 1-2-3 for trainer Willie Mullins and owners Rich and Susannah Ricci when seeing off stablemates Vesper Bell and Sous Les Cieux to score for jockey Paul Townend.
The 12-1 winner travelled well into the straight and quickened up smartly to take lead before the last. Vesper Bell, who disputed the running for most of the race, took second ahead of 7-2 favourite Sous Les Cieux.
Mullins said: "I wouldn't have thought I've done that before and the owner has done it as well."
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Champagne Fever digs deep for bumper win.
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Punchestown, Wednesday
betchronicle.com Champion INH Flat Race (Grade 1) 2m,
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CHAMPAGNE FEVER dug deep to see off the persistent challenge of Melodic Rendezvous and make all under Patrick Mullins.
The 11-4 favourite, who landed the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at Cheltenhamlast month, was completing a treble for Willie Mullins on day two of the Punchestown festival.
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Prospects look bleak for rain-hit Punchestown.
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THURSDAY'S star-studded Punchestown card was looking almost certain to be abandoned after incessant rain left officials resigned to moving the third day of Ireland's premier jumps festival to a new slot on Sunday.
Fears that fierce winds of more than 90kph and prolonged downpours could result in Wednesday's card being lost proved unfounded but the fixture's two contests over fences - including the showpiece Thetote.com Punchestown Gold Cup - were both cancelled and transferred to Saturday after parts of the chase course were found to be waterlogged at noon.
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