Punchestown 2.55 Twelve months ago Won In The Dark lifted this prize having finished third in the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham and that is exactly what the Willie Mullins trained MOURAD will be attempting this year. Given the form of his stable he has leading claims anyway but his effort at Cheltenham signalled him out as [...]
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Punchestown 5.30 A cracking looking renewal of the Punchestown Champion Hurdle and the leading contenders all look very closely matched. Reigning Cheltenham Champion PUNJABI won this event last year and has looked as good as ever this time around. However the heavy ground here may not be ideal, especially as some of his rivals are more [...]
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Punchestown 5.30 Of the English contenders there isn’t too much to choose between FAIR ALONG, PETTIFOUR and DUC DE REGNIERE and although all are pretty solid in their own right this prize looks sure to stay in Ireland. The one that should take the beating is the lightly raced FIVEFORTHREE for Willie Mullins. He is yet [...]
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Punchestown 5.30 DUNGUIB sets an enormously high standard but at the likely prices it may pay to take him on. SWEEPS HILL made a strong impression on many people when winning at Leopardstown in December and connections may have made a wise choice to bypass Cheltenham and come straight here. This New Zealand bred son of [...]
Monday, April 27, 2009
PUNCHESTOWN 4.20 HURRICANE FLY was very much the talking horse leading up to this year’s Cheltenham Festival but owing to a setback we didn’t get the chance to see him at Prestbury Park so his return to the track here is eagerly anticipated. The last time he did race he beat the subsequent Supreme Novices’ winner, [...]
Friday, April 17, 2009
2.25 Leopardstown The Ballysax Stakes hasn’t always proved a happy hunting ground for Aidan O’Brien in the past, with Yeats his only winner in the last decade. This season his horses are yet hit top gear so I will be treating each of his four runners in this race with a degree of caution. With a [...]
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Monday 13th April 2009 3.55 Fairyhouse NOTRE PERE is the class horse in the race but he is conceding shed loads of weight so despite finishing 3rd in this race last year I think he is one to take on. WICHITA LINEMAN was very impressive at Cheltenham and whilst I wouldn’t be so quick to rule him [...]
Friday, April 3, 2009
Sunday 5th April 2009 3.45 Curragh MAD ABOUT YOU was pitched in at the highest level last season and rewarding connections confidence with a heart breaking defeat in the Irish 1000 Guineas before another narrow defeat in the Pretty Polly. Although finishing 8th in the Irish Oaks she wasn’t beaten all that far and bounced back [...]
Friday, May 1, 2009