One of jump racing's greatest modern day rivalries set for another twist in the feature Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup
One of jump racing’s great current rivalries will write its latest chapter in today’s feature €300,000 Grade 1 Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup.
But today at Punchestown, the Martin Brassil-trained underdog will get his chance to repeat his shock 20-1 success over his old foe in this race 12 months ago. Danny Gilligan can put the crown on what’s been a memorable season by landing another major Festival success at Punchestown this afternoon. The seven-year-old son of Fame And Glory finished an excellent sixth in the Coral Cup at Cheltenham and in a handicap hurdle at AIntree on Grand National day.
FINAL ORDERS looks another very well-handicapped horse with an excellent young conditional booked in the opening Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle FInal. The opening Grade 1 of the afternoon is the €125,000 Channor Real Estate Group Novice Hurdle and it’s a fascinating race with Gordon Elliott’s Cheltenham Festival winning pair of Stellar Story and Better Days Ahead taking on Willie Mullins’ Aintree winner Dancing City.
Jasmin De Vaux will go down in history as the horse that secured Willie Mullins his 100th Cheltenham winner when winning in March under his son Patrick but the tables might be turned this evening with preference for that race’s runner-up ROMEO COOLIO .
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