Paul Townend’s mount dominated at Punchestown, while Klassical Dream cruised to victory in the Stayers’ Hurdle
Energumene maintained his unbeaten record over fences and confirmed he is likely to be Shishkin’s biggest rival in the two-mile chasing division next season with an emphatic front-running success in the Grade One Ryanair Novice Chase at Punchestown on Thursday evening.
Running in the blue and white colours of Tony Bloom, the chairman of Brighton & Hove Albion, Energumene was immediately sent clear of his three opponents by Paul Townend and had galloped them into submission with two fences still to jump.