Rory Delargy’s Punchestown Tips:
16:15 – Kilcruit
16:50 – Impervious
17:25 – State Man
18:00 – Champ Kiely
18:35 – Chris’s Dream
19:10 – Monbeg Park
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.
16:15 – Kilcruit
Since 2007, only one renewal of this race has gone to someone other than Willie Mullins or Jessie Harrington, and the former should have a big say with the top three in the weights. Kilcruit has not yet hit the heights expected of him over fences, but he has a class edge over most of his rivals here, and should prove hard to beat.
16:50 – Impervious
Impervious would make more appeal if the rain arrived, but it was yielding when she beat Allegorie de Vassy at Cheltenham, and there is no reason why she won’t uphold that form, impressing with her tenacity as much as her class that day. She is an exciting prospect, and can’t easily be opposed against her own sex.
17:25 – State Man
State Man is another who is hard to oppose, having finished ahead of his main rivals at least once already this season. Colonel Mustard was third to the favourite at Cheltenham last year and has run with credit in handicaps this spring, so could surprise a few by chasing the selection home at a big price.
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18:00 – Champ Kiely
The Ballymore form should come to the fore here, and while it won’t be easy for Champ Kiely to reverse form with impressive Cheltenham winner Impaire Et Passe, he will be much better suited by a return to a right-handed track, and can make a race of it. Despite there only being two places up for grabs, he appeals as an each-way bet against the odds-on jolly.
18:35 – Chris’s Dream
Chris’s Dream ran well at Cheltenham – finishing a couple of places and 3½ lengths in front of favourite Vaucelet – despite giving the impression that 3¼m there stretched him, and he has been rejuvenated in points this year. A bare 3m on a right-handed track is right up his street, and he should go well once more.
19:10 – Monbeg Park
JJ Slevin enjoyed a huge win here on Wednesday and he has the plum ride here on Monbeg Park, who was first past the post at Fairyhouse last time only to be demoted for interference. He’s not an easy ride as he can run around, but that run showed that two miles is his best trip, and a reproduction of that run would need the others requiring marked improvement to beat him.
Rory Delargy’s Punchestown Tips:
16:15 – Kilcruit
16:50 – Impervious
17:25 – State Man
18:00 – Champ Kiely
18:35 – Chris’s Dream
19:10 – Monbeg Park
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.
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