The 2022 Punchestown Festival gets going on Tuesday 26th April with a bumper 8-race card. The William Hill Champion Chase is the feature event at 5:25pm where Chacun Pour Soi and Engergumene lock horns, while another big star – Sir Gerhard – is in action in the Bective Stud Champion Novice Hurdle (4:15pm). Andy Newton gives you his Punchestown Festival tips on day one.
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Punchestown Festival Tips: Day One, Tuesday 26th April 2022
3:40 – Howden Insurance Brokers Mares’ Novice Hurdle (Listed Race) (4yo+) 2m½f RTV
The Gordon Elliott-trained Party Central, who is a past course winner, will be popular here after a fair 7th in the Ryanair Novices’ Mares Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival last time, but this is a race the Willie Mullins yard have won five times in the last 8 years.
With that in mind, their DINOBLUE @ SP with Boylesports and GRANGEE @ SP with Boylesports get the call here. The former was 9th in the already mentioned Ryanair Mares’ Novice, and wasn’t disgaced last time at Fairyhouse with a fourth to the useful Brandy Love over 2m4f – the drop back in trip will suit.
Grangee will also like the drop back in distance here after also running in that Fairyhouse race (6th), but was third in the Ryanair Mares’ Novice at Cheltenham – only beaten 2 3/4 lenghts and on that form should not be far away with Paul Townend riding.
Brides Hill, Lunar Display and another Mullins runner – Instit – are others to respect.
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