Tricky stuff and nothing I would put large wagers on. Still, it's PUNCHESTOWN!!!
3.40 Punchestown
Kildare Hunt Club Fr Sean Breen Memorial Chase For The Ladies Perpetual Cup (5YO plus)
Winner €6,900
Pick: Wenger Pardy
A tricky race top open the festival and my pick would be on WENGER PARDY to give away the weight, having won here at the festival for the last 2 years. Katie Walsh has had her best ever season proving that she can win at the biggest festival of them all and she looks a good booking.
4.55 Punchestown
3.ie Handicap Hurdle (0-140) (grade C) (4YO plus)
Winner €21,125
Pick: Lethal Weapon (e/w)
Another tight race. LETHAL WEAPON held immense promise when winning a Grade 1 at Leopardstown on Boxing Day 2 years ago and he could have been anything after then. He ran badly in the Triumph and then again in a handicap hurdle (needed the run badly to comeback) and also in a recent sharpening run on the flat. He could be miles well in on his best form and his flat run gives me a signal that he’ll be ready to run a big race here.
5.30 Punchestown
Goffs Land Rover Bumper (4YO to 5YO)
Winner €59,000
Picks: Double Double (win), Earls Quarter (e/w)
This is going to be a very competitive race, no question about that. The three I think that the winner is likely to come from are DOUBLE DOUBLE, Sizing Ireland and EARLS QUARTER. 2 of the three have racecourse experience, with the fact that Double Double won by 9 lengths giving him the vote over a promising Sizing Ireland, and Earls Quarter comes from the top bumper stable in Ireland.
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