Cachun Pour Soi makes no mistake on Cork return

Thomas Weekes
December 6, 2020 1:57 pm

Champion Chase contender untroubled in Hilly Way.

Chacun Pour Soi justified long odds-on favouritism to make a winning return to action in the Kerry Group Hilly Way Chase at Cork.

Trained by Willie Mullins, the eight-year-old does not have many miles on the clock and showed his class when beating stablemate Min in the Dublin Chase last season.

He was among the favourites for the Queen Mother Champion Chase but missed the race at the 11th hour with a minor setback and was having his first run for 309 days.

With stable jockey Paul Townend staying loyal to Chacun Pour Soi rather than riding Min in the John Durkan Memorial at Punchestown, the 1-5 market leader was settled in third as Djingle and Cash Back forced the gallop.

⭐️ Chacun Pour Soi – what a talent
🏇 Five runs for @WillieMullinsNH🥇 Four wins🏆 G1 Dublin Chase🏆 G1 Ryanair Novice Chase🏆 G2 Kerry Group Hilly Way Chase

All class from Chacun Pour Soi on his reappearance in the EURO 70,000 feature at @corkracecourse under @PTownend pic.twitter.com/jbm4EDOyfx
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) December 6, 2020

Just briefly Townend had to give his mount a shake of the reins to take closer order entering the straight, but he was soon back on the bridle and a good leap at the last sealed the deal.

Stablemate Cash Back looked booked for second but took a crashing fall at the last, bringing down Djingle. Thankfully both horses and jockeys escaped unhurt.

While Betfair trimmed the winner into 11-4 from 3-1 for Cheltenham in March, Coral went 3-1 from 7-2.