Punchestown Tips: Friday Day 4 Predictions & Latest Odds
We move onto the fourth day of the Punchestown Festival, and while there's some excellent handicaps on the card, it's disappointing we have three graded races, and an odds on favourite in every one.
Exclusive to Free Bets all week, today I'm focusing on the two Grade One races.
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Punchestown Tips - Friday Day 4
My two tips below come with odds from betting sites so you can see how the markets are shaping up for both races.
Punchestown 6:00pm - Echoing Silence (EW)
King Rasko Grey was an impressive two and a half length winner at Cheltenham in the Turners, and comes here with an excellent chance to back it up, and prove himself as one to watch for next season.
But at odds on, I'll overlook him from a betting point of view, and with nine in the race, I like the each way claims of Echoing Silence for Henry de Bromhead.
She gets an allowance here going up against the boys, and comes in on the back of a disappointing effort in the Mares Novice Hurdle at Cheltenham.
However, I think she was ran off her feet that day, the trip way too short, and I'm happy to excuse it.
Before that race, two wins in November and December, over 2m4f and 2m3f, today's race is over 2m4f.
She's double figures, and I think if she came here on the back of those two wins, she'd be much shorter. Forget Cheltenham, and have some faith she'll look much better back up to this kind of trip.
- Recommendation: Echoing Silence (EW)
Punchestown 6:40pm - Wilful (w/o Lossiemouth)
All eyes will be on Lossiemouth here as she's got the chance to cap off an excellent season and back up her Champion Hurdle success.
From a betting perspective, I'll completely ignore her and look at the market without her included.
Here, I think there's some value in backing Wilful for Jonjo O'Neill, who comes into the race on the back of winning the County Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
Of course, handicap company to Grade One is a massive step, but he's proven himself to be a 150 rated horse with that win, and did so in the most competitive of environments, so I think it's very good form.
When you look at the others, they're rated similar, but have negatives against them. It's been a long season for Golden Ace, and I think she'll feel that a little here, making her sixth appearance.
William Munny is probably the second best, but has been off for over a year, so has something to prove based on that. Finally, Anzadam, as talented as he is, he's also enigmatic to say the least.
I think Wilful offers value, and is more straight forward that rivals. He's 4/1 in the without Lossiemouth market at the time of writing.
- Recommendation: Wilful (w/o Lossiemouth)
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