Todays Racing -----England--Ireland

[luckyme]

2.05 Punchestown

Lay El Fabiolo @ 2.2

There’s absolutely no reason this horse should be so short. Hasn’t run since April so won’t be match fit and plenty of Willie Mullins horses have been desperately needing a run, particularly his non first string. Hasn’t won since almost two years ago, and has only completed on two of his last 6 starts. Hasn’t run over hurdles in public since 2022, and has never won over this distance. Ballyadam won this race last year and beat a race fit Saint Sam in doing so, and given he had a flat spin last month, he is a play at around 4/1 too. Spillanes Tower is another dodge pot who id be avoiding too. Can’t see anything else involved.

Lay El Fabiolo at 2.2
Back Ballyadam at 5.0

 

[luckyme]

for anyone interested..........

 

[luckyme]

4.20 lady rainclound 33/1 e/w

3rd to AISLINGS OSCAR off level weight beaten 2L Aislings then won next three, Lady raincloud apprentice ridden last four times and Barry McHugh takes over tonight

 

[jinnyj]

That was horrific for Wertpol - can't see him surviving that.

 

[viking]

That was horrific for Wertpol - can't see him surviving that.

Confirmed on ITV sadly. RIP

 

[jinnyj]

Yes it looked like a broken neck - you only had to see how his legs went rigid. Really sad as I thought he was a nice horse - may not have beaten the winner but he would have picked up more races.

 

[jinnyj]

Oh god and now Kalif du Berlais does not look good - off fore leg looked gone.

 

[viking]

Poor taste from Ed Chamberlin after the race saying this is what’s great about NH. I know he was talking about Edwardstone but …

 

[jinnyj]

He's not a horseman compared to Luke and Alice who straight away knew what had happened. He's just a sports presenter.

 

[granger]

Oh god and now Kalif du Berlais does not look good - off fore leg looked gone.

Terrible

Poor guy

 

[jinnyj]

Absolutely gutted for the yard

 

[barjon]

Sad day.

 

[notsodancingbrave]

With 3 horses dying today, would the ground conditions have had anything to do with it?

 

[jinnyj]

I had a friend who was there today in an official capacity and he spoke to a couple of the valets who said the jockeys had come back in saying the ground was frozen in parts under the surface so yes it does sound like you are correct.

Not sure how many trainers/jockeys actually walked the course and unlike pointing I have no idea if there is a course inspector that goes out and does a final check ALL the way around with a going stick. You would hope so.