Accordion On Song Accordion Etoile earned a 16/1 quote from Cashmans for next year´s Queen Mother Champion Chase after landing the Swordlestown Cup Novice Chase by two and a half lengths from Justified, whose chance was not helped a last fence blunder. 'The wheels are back on the bike and he´s got a Grade 1 under his belt now,' said trainer Paul Nolan. 'The Champion Chase would be the plan next year and hopefully he´ll get his good ground there. He jumped correctly and travelled super and it all came down to who got over the last fence best.' The success came in an emotional week for the Co Wexford handler, to whose stable point-to-point rider Dary Cullen, who was killed after a fall on Sunday, worked.The injured David Casey, for whom Mick Fitzgerald earlier substituted on Quatre Heures, missed another winner when One Four Shannon took the Tattersalls (Ireland) Ltd Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase under replacement rider Philip Carberry. Today´s attendance at Punchestown was 19,189, up nearly 10 per cent on last year´s figure of 17,456.
