GordonElliott

16:55 Punchestown

Rocky Wednesday

The weather has been terrible recently and the ground has gone against a lot of our horses and so we start the Punchestown Festival with just one runner. It's a bit unfortunate for us but what can you do?!

I thought I'd have quite a few runners at the meeting this week but we'll have to see exactly how testing it is before committing them. I have alternative engagements at Perth for a number of the horses and I'll have to talk to the owners before deciding what to do.

Rocky Wednesday is one of ours that won't have any problem with the conditions as he was a winner of a maiden hurdle on heavy ground at Down Royal over Christmas. He unseated at the first in a novices' handicap at Fairyhouse last time but it was just one of those things and he's none the worse for it.

This is obviously a very competitive handicap - exactly what you'd expect at a meeting like this - but he's got plenty of ability. He can be a bit tricky and so Paul (Carberry) will drop him out, hunt him around and see how the race unfolds in front of him. If he puts his mind to it, he could have an each-way chance.

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