17:30 Punchestown

Friday 27 April 2018

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Betdaq 2% Commission Punchestown Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m  |   Soft  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:31  |   Winning time: 4m 0.9s
Odds by:
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Live Odds
Odds
5
Samcro
8/11, 4/5, 5/6, 4/5
5/6
3
Melon
3/1
11/4
6
Supasundae
8/1, 15/2
7/1
8
Wicklow Brave
12/1
2
Coquin Mans
14/1
1
Bleu Berry
40/1, 50/1
40/1
7
The Game Changer
66/1
SP Book Percentage 112

Non-Runners

4
Horse silk
Min3
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 7
T: W P Mullins  J: N D Fehily
NR

Forecasts

Samcro (5/6), Melon (11/4), Supasundae (7/1), Wicklow Brave (12/1), Coquin Mans (14/1), Min (14/1), Bleu Berry (40/1), The Game Changer (66/1)

Verdict

Wicklow Brave returns to Punchestown seeking a second success in this contest, but one of five representatives from Closutton, he'll be hard pushed to do so. Mullins also saddles Coquin Mans, Min, Bleu Berry and the Champion Hurdle runner up MELON. The latter has always held star-billing, but he's slowly beginning to live up to the hype, and a reproduction of his neck defeat to Buveur D'Air ought to prove good enough. The brilliant novice Samcro has proved unbeatable so far, and truthfully looks to be the real deal, but this rates as by far his sternest test yet at the end of a tough season, whilst the stayer Supasundae merits consideration.
  1. Melon
  2. Samcro
  3. Supasundae

Previous Winners

2017
Wicklow Brave
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 8
12/1

Prize Money

1st: €162,250.002nd: €52,250.003rd: €24,750.004th: €11,001.005th: €5,500.006th: €2,750.00

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