Punchestown Festival 2022

[Zachx02]

what a farce the start of that race was

[Exar Essay]

Minella Indo boosted to 9/1 with Bet365. That seems a huge price for a spring horse who goes well at the track and has recently finished 2nd in a Gold Cup.

[Hoopyhammer]

Small e/w nibble on Whosgotyanow in the first with 6 places on offer

[Stormez]

Hills the only to price up the 6pm on Friday

They go 7/4 state man 5/2 three stripe life

Il definitely be having a few quid on TSL if he's gonna be that sort of price I was thinking he'd be 6/4 fav

I’d agree he should be favourite. He might also be a favourite to take on though. He’s been on the go a long time now & has already raced his main targets, exactly the sort of fav that regularly gets turned over at Punchestown.

[FinalFurlong91]

Hills the only to price up the 6pm on Friday

They go 7/4 state man 5/2 three stripe life

Il definitely be having a few quid on TSL if he's gonna be that sort of price I was thinking he'd be 6/4 fav

[FinalFurlong91]

I assume you mean Pipe and not Hobbs? Got Thanksforthehelp at 9's backed into 4's now.

Indeed yes

Just screams plot no surprise it's been hammered

[DenmanSacre]

Sam's Choice was a tremendous price last night but 4/1 looks about right. He should be the main danger to Freedom to Dream.

Classic Getaway back down in trip at 7/1 with 3 places looks a good each way bet.

Done an each way patent with Ceil De Neige.

I'm surprised The Nice Guy isn't shorter. It looks a fantastic race but he looked very very smart in the AB.

Allaho if left to his own devices to lead should have too much for the rest of them. Might do a reverse forecast with Minella Indo who has course form and has already beat most of these in the Gold Cup

[HoldenTheReins]

Guiri look like he's been laid out for another big run in the first race?

Won last year by miles off 113, was put up to 123 but down to 119 now

Though the hobbs horse with shane fitzgerald booked just screams long term plot

I assume you mean Pipe and not Hobbs? Got Thanksforthehelp at 9's backed into 4's now.

[FinalFurlong91]

Guiri look like he's been laid out for another big run in the first race?

Won last year by miles off 113, was put up to 123 but down to 119 now

Though the hobbs horse with shane fitzgerald booked just screams long term plot

[Exar Essay]

Odd one Bob. He’s not quite lived up to the hype, but he’s won a Grade 1 against similar opposition to today with ease. And today he’s been smoked by them. Not like he got tailed off a furlong out. The difference between today and Xmas isn’t ‘a loss of form’ surely. There’s got to be something up. I just hope they can identify it and put it right.

He might be better over hurdles, but I don’t buy that ‘he’s not a chaser’ either. You don’t win a Grade 1 against that opposition if you’re not a chaser.

Ah, Bob.

[Monty's Pass]

I've just watched the bartlett back, I was watching Ginto on the day and was too shell shocked after he broke down to really care what happened

But blimey the nice guy absolutely cantered all over them didn't he and at 3.6 on betfair definitely looks worth a few quid imo

It was only his second ever hurdles start and is surely open to plenty of improvement

Yeah was all over them in the end and unfortunately we'll never know where Ginto might have been. Definitely open to bundles of improvement and if he wins tomorrow and improves again for a fence then 16/1 skybet Punchestown and BANC is a good way to go to get him onside imo. He wins tomorrow and goes 4's or less with these shocking markets?

[FinalFurlong91]

I've just watched the bartlett back, I was watching Ginto on the day and was too shell shocked after he broke down to really care what happened

But blimey the nice guy absolutely cantered all over them didn't he and at 3.6 on betfair definitely looks worth a few quid imo

It was only his second ever hurdles start and is surely open to plenty of improvement

[Stormez]

Did us all a favour I'd say

Stop anyone from getting involved in him for 2023

Is he envoi 2.0 or samcro 3.0?

Horse can't jump a fence to save his life, hes so slow and lands very steep

That’s what I was thinking watching it…..

Samcro. Envoi Allen. Bob???

[robith]

Thankfully the first time tongue tie was enough to completely put me off

I do regret not backing capodanno but having 0 bets today definitely saved me plenty

I didnt back today but had the Bob & Honey unbeaten bets. Yeah lucky to get to this stage, but mildly irritating to see it go down as a clearly unfit Bob goes out for a jog

[FinalFurlong91]

Pocket talking here - yeah, cheers for that Henry

Thankfully the first time tongue tie was enough to completely put me off

I do regret not backing capodanno but having 0 bets today definitely saved me plenty