Ney a revelation on stable debut for Buckley Ney was an authoritative winner of the beginners' chase at Punchestown at the very rewarding odds of 33/1 for Edward and Kieren Buckley. This staying chase over an extended 2m6f was run at a good clip with Brucejack and Harry Sexton really having a cut at the fences off the front. Shantou Princess, the 2/1 favourite, was on and off the bridle and was never better than mid-division before being pulled up by Keith Donoghue. Ney closed on the leader two out where Rokathir, who was also in contention, departed. Brucejack was claimed by Ney between the final two fences and the new leader was clearly on good terms with himself. He was far from troubled in holding Brucejack (3/1) by two and a-quarter lengths. There was a yawning gap of 30 lengths back to third-placed Low Style (20/1). This was Edward Buckley's second winner in Ireland and he said: “That was good, if I keep training winners at Punchestown I won’t be complaining. “It’s his first run for us and it’s all down to Kieren. He said to me that the horse was going through the sales ring in Doncaster, I knew nothing about it. “He said that he had won on him in Cork and he’d been in England for a while. “I said we’d have a look at him and made a few phone calls and got a lad to have a look at him to make sure he wasn’t missing a leg or anything! “I bought him online for £5,000. The minute we got him home I thought he was a right horse. “We worked him at home with a couple that are okay and he kicked them out of the way. The only worry I had today was why had he never run over fences before. “He can’t half jump, he’s a big strong lad and as brave as a lion. I said to myself that maybe he gets to the track and it doesn’t happen like that, but that was out of my head after two fences. “He won like he’d win again. The one thing about him is that does want soft ground, he’s a heavy-boned lad and likes getting his toe in. “Kieren gave him a perfect ride. I told him to take his time as it was his first run over a trip and first run over fences.” This was Ney's fifth career success - three on the Flat in Britain to go with a handicap hurdle at Cork (November 2022). Additional reporting by Gary Carson