Punchestown Festival 2024

I think Sire du Berlais has won more for me than any other horse in training but his last run looked a bit laboured (ran on for 5th but through beaten horses I think)
It’s hard to see past Teahupoo and he can be backed at evens with SkyBet (they restricted me to £12.50 though). Asterion Forlonge to follow him home for me
 
Whilst all the staying hurdlers are basically pigs, I like SDB in the G1 today. Ducked Aintree this year, gets his ground, and 8/1 a more than fair price for the old ba*stard to beat some mudlarks, imo.

Have had a go at Rumi (20/1) in the opener. Just the three hurdles runs so still very-much unexposed, and in one of them he was only beaten around 15L by Irish Point (ridden out). Irish Point now OR’d at 159 I think, and Rumi in here today off 115 in a turd of a race.
 
Grappa Nonino could go well in the first. Only 9 lengths off Blueking D at Ascot a year ago, the others around him and in front there reading like a list of useful (or very useful) handicappers this season. Between 16 and 20-1, not much of a price, though.
 
I did a couple of accies and thought Teahupoo was the most likely to let me down as I had him in both...He won unchallenged....the ones that did let me down were Gaelic Warrior and Gallopin Des Champs:( funny old game
 
Desijo said:
Home By The Lee 6.00 Punchestown tomorrow.
Finished 3rd in the stayers hurdle at Cheltenham.
The better ground tomorrow may allow him to reverse the form with Teahupoo who enjoys testing ground.
Looks a solid each way bet at 7/1.
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Managed to get 3rd at 15/2
No match for the winner Teahupoo who was very impressive 👍
 
I am particularly looking forward to seeing Ballyburn today.

We all know some horses don't quickly recover from hard races at the Cheltenham Festival, but did he even have a race at the Cheltenham Festival?

The ground and trip are fine, so not liking going right handed could be the only possible excuse today and it would be a flimsy excuse at that.

He's no price, but it's not (quite!) always about that for me.
 
Bit of a Horses for Course's shout, Bonville & Harrington could surprise again, this time with the Mare "Jetara" in 1835, out of sire "Walk in the Park" who's record of winners at Punchestown is 20%+ be hard to beat Ballyburn and the other Mullins runners, but at 20's for the 2 places Ill have a shot along with a f/c.
 
Looking forward to watching State Man. If he wins it will be 12/13 but sadly he probably still won't get the rating he deserves.

Hurricane Fly at the same stage of his career was 12/14 but was given a 173 and had also won a Champion Hurdle

Hurricane Fly did improve some later and ended up on 175 but at this stage State Man imo deserves to be a 173

wish him luck today
 
You can't help but warm to State Man, the way he just is, he's so uncomplicated, just gets on with the job and does it well.

Thought Ballyburn took a bit of revving up to get home but lengthened away, but didn't look like a 1/5 shot on the run in.
 
State Man is so reliable and straightforward.

Ballyburn, on the other hand, was headstrong today and fought his jockey. That said, he was too good for his opposition.
 
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