Punchestown 2016 Thread

[MrMcGoldrick]

DeNameEscapesMe and Bentilimar at a big price.

I really like Al Co at uttoxeter. He ran a solid race at Aintree on National day on ground that didn't suit and has been tumbling down the weights of late. I'll wait until near the off but if good is still in the going description I'll have a decent each way bet.

De name escapes me is a huge price FM, been kept fresh this season, ran a cracker in a bumper early season under a bridle ride from a lady amateur and snapped up by JP, definitely a big race in this horse and at 16's a decent ew beckons, put him up months ago as one to follow and have backed him each time he's run, including his bumper win which from memory was also 16/1.

[loveracing]

I've had decent bets on 3.10 - Folsom Blue 8/1 & The Job Is Right 14/1.

3.50 - Keppols Queen 16/1

5.35 - Denameescapesme 16/1 & a long shot Damut 33/1.

[MrMcGoldrick]

Also had an interest in Jungle cat, NM 2.30, drifting in price so that's a bit of a worry

[Istabraq]

I've had decent bets on 3.10 - Folsom Blue 8/1

You've done well there LR, I nicked some 7s but he was 6s and 13/2 most places this morning.
I've quite sweet on this....

[Istabraq]

Just had a smash on Ivaniovich Gorbatov e/w at 3s.
Don't get me wrong Apples Jade's performance at Aintree was as devastating as any I've seen in years but the soft ground was against JPs horse that day and quicker ground here will be a big help.
Even if Apples Jade proves to be a freak and hoses up again I really don't see IG finishing worse than 2nd and the place terms mean I recover 75% of my win stake

[MrMcGoldrick]

Apples Jade looks the real deal, bit like Thistlecrack at the back end of last season, be interesting to see her targets next season, if she improves again will be hard to beat wherever she turns up.
Also thought Jungle Cat ran a cracker, definitely one to follow, especially when they go back up in trip to 6f, he found himself in no man's land when they split so was on his own most of the race so close second was an excellent effort, true good ground will help too I think, could be a big price at Ascot.
Writing was on the wall for De Name Escapes Me though when the money came for the Geraghty horse, could still be a decent race in him over the Summer, or next season, claiming jockey had him too far back in such a big field, he normally runs much closer to the pace, then when he started a run he came right round the outside on a sweeping bend so all his energy was used up travelling much farther than he should and the run just petered out, one to keep an eye on still I think, smaller field perhaps,