The Road to the Punchestown Festival

Paddy Power offering a market on number of Cheltenham winners to win at Punchestown, from what I can see these are the likely runners, are there any I've missed?

Sprinter Sacre
Our Conor
Quevega / Solwhit
Hurricane Fly
Champagne Fever / Ted Veale
Salsify
Back In Focus
Briar Hill
Benefficient / Alderwood
Big Shu.

Upto & including 5 11/10
6,7 11/8
8 or more 4/1
 
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Thanks, I've added them and tried to indicate if runners may clash in the same race, I think that 8 or more is under priced here.

If Quevega & Solwhit line up together in the Stayers that should be a lock, Sprinter Sacre, Hurricane Fly and Our Conor makes 4. You then have some good chances with Champagne Fever, Salsify and the like, but to get 4 winners from those 6 chances looks tough. 11/8 for 6 or 7 would be my idea of a bet here.
 
Nice win traveled really well. looked like rule the world's hind leg went wrong. Hope he's ok.
 
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the ground is worse than that RH...that race was 24 seconds slower than RP standard..first race was 56 seconds slow

Ted Veale is an interesting marker..16 behind Jezki...on the clock at Cheltenham after allowing for the change in ground between races...Ted Veale was approx 25 inferior to Our Conor..and OC won with no questions asked and still has improvement to come being the 4yo
 
Long season, pulled hard, travelled overseas for the first time since joining Hendo, three championship races in just under six weeks, didn't appear to be loving the track, had Lynch's whip waving in his face, coming back in trip...and still won with only a middlingly-serious question needing to be asked. What. A. Horse.
 
I'm sure I speak for many when I say.... if I really had to take it up the arse from one horse in training, it would definitely be Sizing. I missed the action today but am already looking forward to watching the race later. What a beast, horses like him allow us to assess a chaser from the gods in Sprinter Sacre in a much more accurate way.
 
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Was that the hardest he's pulled and least settled he's been? That did surprise me a little.
 
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