Punchestown festival 2021

Punchestown Friday

4:15 - I’ve gone for School Boy Hours here. Hasn’t won over fences but he’s had some decent runs at the track and might be open to more improvement.

6:35 - Looks set to be a great race. Caid Du Berlais loves it around here and if in same form as 2019, he could be hard to beat. I’m going to go with Bob and Co though. The fact Nicholls is bringing him over after having a run after Cheltenham where he unseated late on in Foxhunters may show their confidence in him.

7:05 - Keskonrisk seems a worthy favourite to me, and I can’t see anything I want to take him on with.

7:35 - Looks an interesting bumper with an exciting looking favourite. I’m going to take a chance on the unraced Stone Mad, however. An expensive purchase trained by Martin Brassil who won this two years ago with Longhouse Poet.

Honeysuckle and Bob Olinger double - I’m keeping the faith despite HDB’s disappointing week so far but hard to get too stuck in at the prices.

howareyakid wrote: »

Bob Olinger a non-runner. He was found to be coughing.

I wonder is there something going through the yard. They haven't exactly being firing on all cylinders this week. Would make me think twice about Honeysuckle at 8/13.

I'm travelling today so I might not actually get to watch the races live, with spotty reception on the phone along the drive. I've watched a few races I've had bets in after the fact, knowing nothing, even placing in one, and it didn't really take from the experience. But after that drive hopefully tomorrow I'll be on the coast with plenty of beers, The Irish Field, and a day of racing awaiting me.

3.40 Alpha Male 5/2
4.15 Fan De Blues 10/1 ew 3 places
4.50 Contingency 28/1 ew 3 places
5.25 Abacadabras 12/1 ew 3 places
6.00 Ashdale Bob 9/2
6.35 On The Sod 28/1 ew 3 places
7.00 Elite Charboniere 66/1 ew 3 place

Seems to be a big market move on Daghdha in the bumper.

Demi Plie looks a bet at 12/1 in the 4.50 at 12/1. PP paying 4 places. Was beaten a length and a quarter by Elimay getting 8lbs. If Elimay was in this off 11 one or two she would be odds on probably so must be some value there.

Plasandrunt wrote: »

Comparing him to Big Bucks before the racing yesterday.

He wouldn't have even won at Cheltenham had Thyme Hill turned up. Bubble burst

thyme hill was behind fury road who has not even placed in a decent three mile hurdle , quit posting ****e

Plasandrunt wrote: »

Comparing him to Big Bucks before the racing yesterday.

He wouldn't have even won at Cheltenham had Thyme Hill turned up. Bubble burst

You can't judge Flooring Porter on the race yesterday. He got very stressed before the start and it was a fight for the jockey to control him most of the way around. Klassical Dream was class though and would have beaten FP even running well

clevtrev wrote: »

You can't judge Flooring Porter on the race yesterday. He got very stressed before the start and it was a fight for the jockey to control him most of the way around. Klassical Dream was class though and would have beaten FP even running well

All I'm saying is the overdrive in comparing him to the likes of Big Bucks is mental

Plasandrunt wrote: »

lol what kind of rubbish is this bringing up last seasons form.

Flooring Porter was getting beaten by 98 rated hurdlers around the Thyme Hill was incredibly unlucky in that Albert Bartlett you speak of

aye firece unlucky when paisley park beat him as well who was hammered by flooring porter

deeks wrote: »

I'm A Game Changer looks interesting in the 4.15 with PP at 50/1 paying 5 places. In what looks a fairly hot race it may pay to go for a bit of value.

Came through for 4th at 100/1. Nice start to the day.

demi pele must have a sniper on him...drifting like a barge

absolute state of jordan gainford there

shes that good she can stop at the last and win

prettyboy81 wrote: »

Goshen, right handed track and good ground. No hiding place in the field against the Mares & Aintree winner.

Ground has actually plenty of give in it given the times all week so would have been fine for him. Gone is any notion that Goshen is or was a top class prospect in any case