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Triumph heroine Lossiemouth bids to sign off her juvenile campaign with victory in the Champion Four Year Old Hurdle.
She successfully turned round the form with Gala Marceau from the Dublin Racing Festival at Cheltenham and her stablemate reopposes in the feature race on the final day of the Punchestown Festival.
Willie Mullins also pitches Zarak The Brave and Cinsa in Saturday’s 17:00, Fairyhouse Grade 2 winner Enjoy The Dream also takes his chance as does Adonis scorer Nusret. Your Honor and Jacovec Cavern complete the field.
Champion Four Year Old Hurdle odds can be found on the Paddy Power website, Paddy Power app or via our snazzy betting widgets, otherwise Timeform’s horse-by-horse guide to the runners and betting tips from the racing boffins are below.
Champion Four Year Old Hurdle tips
Timeform: This is likely to be another Willie Mullins domination, with LOSSIEMOUTH taken to confirm last month’s Cheltenham superiority over Gala Marceau. The returning Zarak The Brave likely has more to offer and can make it another 1-2-3 in a Grade 1 juvenile this season for his all-conquering stable.
Champion Four Year Old Hurdle runners
Jacovec Cavern
Trainer: Paul Hennessy Jockey: Sean Flanagan Age: 4 Weight: 11st 0lbs
Fairly useful Flat winner but still a maiden over hurdles and well behind Lossiemouth and Gala Marceau in the Triumph at Cheltenham.
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Nusret
Trainer: Joseph Patrick O’Brien Jockey: J. J. Slevin Age: 4 Weight: 11st 0lbs
Fairly useful Flat winner who bagged the Grade 2 Adonis Hurdle at Kempton in February but seemed to have his limitations at the highest level exposed when 5 lengths third to Zenta (who was behind Lossiemouth and Gala Marceau at Cheltenham) in the Anniversary at Aintree 16 days ago.
***
Your Honor
Trainer: James A. Nash Jockey: Gavin Peter Brouder Age: 4 Weight: 11st 0lbs
Fairly useful hurdler. Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Ballinrobe (17.4f, soft) 15 days ago, doing too much too soon. Very stiff task.
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Zarak The Brave
Trainer: W. P. Mullins Jockey: Daryl Jacob Age: 4 Weight: 11st 0lbs
French Flat recruit who made an encouraging start to his hurdle career at Fairyhouse in November and stepped up on that form when 4 lengths second of 10 to stablemate Lossiemouth in Grade 3 there in December. Given a break since. Definitely more to come.
****
Cinsa
Trainer: W. P. Mullins Jockey: B. Hayes Age: 4 Weight: 10st 7lbs
Fair hurdler. 20¾ lengths seventh of 15 to Lossiemouth in Triumph Hurdle (200/1) at Cheltenham (17f, good to soft) 43 days ago. Surely vulnerable again.
**
Enjoy The Dream
Trainer: Andrew McNamara Jockey: D. J. O’Keeffe Age: 4 Weight: 10st 7lbs
Fairly useful Flat winner. Left hurdle debut well behind when winning Grade 2 juvenile at Fairyhouse (2m, soft) over Easter. Potential for better again but it will be required.
***
Gala Marceau
Trainer: W. P. Mullins Jockey: D. E. Mullins Age: 4 Weight: 10st 7lbs
Edged out Lossiemouth in Grade 1 company at the Dublin Racing Festival but found her stablemate too strong for a second time when runner-up in the Triumph at Cheltenham. Looks sure to go well but might be the bridesmaid again.
****
Lossiemouth
Trainer: W. P. Mullins Jockey: P. Townend Age: 4 Weight: 10st 7lbs
Met trouble when second to Gala Marceau at the Dublin Racing Festival and turned the tables on her stablemate with an impressive performance in the Triumph at Cheltenham last month. It’s hard to see past her.
*****
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