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Queen Mother first 4 entered at Punchestown

Finian's Rainbow on his way to winning the Queen Mother Champion ChaseFinian's Rainbow on his way to winning the Queen Mother Champion Chase
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The first four home from Cheltenham's Queen Mother Champion Chase are all entered in what promises to be a memorable renewal of the two-mile Grade 1 Boylesports.com Champion Chase, the highlight of the opening day of the Punchestown Festival on Tuesday, April 24.

Finian's Rainbow, Sizing Europe, Big Zeb and Gauvain are engaged as well as Kauto Stone and Wishfull Thinking, who will be looking to make amends after falling at Cheltenham.

Trainer Henry de Bromhead is hopeful that Sizing Europe, a five-timer winner at Punchestown and runner-up to Big Zeb in last year's Boylesports.com Champion Chase, can come out on top this year.

Things didn't work out for the ten-year-old in the closing stages at Cheltenham when the final fence was bypassed.

"Sizing Europe has been entered in the Boylesports.com Champion Chase and he seems really well after Cheltenham and is in good order," said de Bromhead.

"Although things didn't pan out for him at Cheltenham, I thought he ran a blinder."

Paddy Power bet: 10-11 Sizing Europe, 6-4 Finians Rainbow (with a run), 11-2 Big Zeb, 8 Wishfull Thinking, 9 Noble Prince, 10 Captain Cee Bee, 14 Kauto Stone, 16 Realt Dubh, 20 Forpadydeplasterer, 25 China Rock, Gauvain, Zaarito, 50 Lastoftheleaders.