Watch a replay of the 2011 Lexus Chase at Leopardstown after Synchronised won the Grade One highlight.
Synchronised ran out an impressive winner of the 2011 Lexus Chase at Leopardstown on Wednesday.
Trained by Jonjo O’Neill and ridden by Tony McCoy, the eight-year-old travelled powerfully throughout the contest and he managed to hold off the challenge of Rubi Light in second and Quito De La Roque in third.
Frank Berry, racing manager to owner JP McManus, said: "That's brilliant, I couldn't be more delighted.
"Jonjo has done a fantastic job and he got a great ride. I thought the ground might be too quick for him but he handled it really well.
"In fairness, he ran well in his two hurdle races on good ground. He had 11st 11lb in the Welsh National at Chepstow and it was going to be a slog, so we made the decision to come here.
"I was a bit worried about the ground but we decided to take our chance. That gives us an idea of where we are going with him and we can look at some of the good races.
"He gets the trip and he jumps, and he'll get an entry in the Gold Cup. We'll leave it to Jonjo and we'll wait and see. He had a hard enough race there and more than likely will go straight to Cheltenham. He'll also get an entry in the English Grand National."
