Race-fit French Dynamite scores at Punchestown

French Dynamite produced an impeccable round of jumping to land the BetVictor Chase at Punchestown.

Mouse Morris' nine-year-old was second in the Grade Two PWC Champion Chase at Gowran 11 days ago and made his fitness tell to come home ahead of Minella Indo by two and a quarter lengths at 7-2, with Hewick back in third.

Race favourite Conflated parted company with Jack Kennedy when sprawling on landing after the first fence, with French Dynamite and Minella Indo taking up the early running.

French Dynamite had a length advantage going over the last and pulled away from Minella Indo on the run-in to win by an eased-down two and a quarter lengths under Mark Walsh, with Hewick unable to pick up the leaders and finishing four and half lengths adrift in third.

French Dynamite heads back to the winner enclosure with a loud bang, putting in a fluent round of jumping to take the @BetVictor Chase, giving Mouse Morris and Mark Walsh a memorable win