State Man faces just three rivals in his bid to land the 11th Grade 1 of his illustrious career on day four of the Punchestown Festival.
Willie Mullins’ stable star attempts to round off a perfect campaign in the Boodles Champion Hurdle and should only have to worry about Irish Point, who has 1¼l to find from March’s meeting at the Cheltenham Festival.
The other Grade 1 on the card features the most exciting prospect in training, Ballyburn, in the Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle and it should be a penalty kick.
Allegorie De Vassy tries to make amends for her Cheltenham flop in the Grade 2 Hanlon Concrete Irish EBF Glencarraig Lady Francis Flood Mares Chase and Mister Policeman has to concede weight to his rivals in the Listed EMS Copiers Novice Handicap Chase.
Elsewhere on the card, Its On The Line goes for back-to-back successes in the Event Power Champion Hunters’ Chase but the deep field includes last year’s runner-up Vaucelet and dual Cheltenham Festival winner Samcro.
Punchestown odds can be found on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app, otherwise, everything you need to know about day four of the mega meeting is below.
Punchestown Races
Our Racecards page has details of the runners and riders plus Timeform’s horse-by-horse analysis for every renewal on the Punchestown Festival schedule.
The following seven races take place at Punchestown on Friday, May 3:
15:40: Stanley Asphalt Hunters Chase for the Bishopscourt Cup
16:15: EMS Copiers Novice Handicap Chase
16:50: Hanlon Concrete Irish EBF Mares Chase (Grade 2)
17:25: Event Power Champion Hunters Chase
18:00: Boodles Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)
18:35: Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)
19:05: Uniquely Novice Hurdle
19:40: Howden Insurance Brokers INH Flat Race
Punchestown Going
The latest report conducted at Punchestown on Friday, May 3 has the official going as Yielding.
Punchestown TV Schedule
You can watch five of the seven races on day four of the Punchestown Festival on RTÉ2.
RTÉ2: 16:00-19:00
Punchestown Live Stream
You can live stream every single race at Punchestown on Friday on the Paddy Power website and via the Paddy Power app for FREE!
Just head to paddypower.com or the Paddy Power app and sign up or log in. Once you’ve done that, find the betting page for the renewal you wish to watch and click the button that says ‘Watch Live’.
You don’t even have to place a bet to catch all the action.
Punchestown Tips
Paddy Power News is your home for Punchestown Festival betting tips. Our superstar stable of pundits includes former jockeys Ruby Walsh and Mick Fitzgerald, shrewd tipster Rory Delargy and ITV Racing personality Matt Chapman.
- Punchestown tips today from Rory Delargy
- Mick Fitzgerald’s Punchestown tips for Friday
- Ruby Walsh’s Punchestown tips for today
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