CHAMPAGNE West got his jumping act together at Tramore to give his new trainer Henry de Bromhead and rider David Mullins the best possible start to 2017 with a comfortable success in the Listed Download The Free At The Races App Chase in front of a good sized crowd.

Formerly in the care of Philip Hobbs, Roger Brookhouse’s nine-year-old was in front from the outset and came down to the final fence well clear of the short-priced favourite Roi Des Francs, being unchallenged to register the sixth win of his career by 12 lengths.