Teahupoo & Majborough win at Punchestown Festival

On the third day of the festival, Teahupoo took home the Grade One Champion Stayers’ Hurdle at Punchestown for the second year in a row.

Gordon Elliott, who won his first festival win, won the 5-4 favorite with a dominant victory from Sam Ewing.

The Grade One Novice Chase was won by Majborough, which was trained by Willie Mullins.

With Mullins’ 200th victory in Ireland, jockey Mark Walsh and Majborough won by 14 lengths over Only by Night.

The Handicap Hurdle race featured Putapoundinthejar winning the day’s opening race, while Busselton won the Cross Country Cup Chase and Petit Tonnerre won the Handicap Chase.

Before Cottesloe Sunshine won the Novice Hurdle and Baron Noir claimed the day’s final victory in the Flat Race, Jeriko Du Reponet won the Handicap Hurdle in a one-two with Nicky Henderson.