9 Declared For Kerrygold Chase There will be a total of nine runners in the Kerrygold Champion Chase, the feature race on the opening day of the Punchestown Festival on Tuesday. Three of the runners travel from England, Fair Along from the Phillip Hobbs yard and two trained by Paul Nicholls, Natal and Twist Magic. Schindlers Hunt, Mansony and Newmill lead the home defence.