punchestown festival

I like those 2 JP ones as well,could be a shortie day as I think Un De Sceaux will manage the drop back in trip today.

Couldn't have Disko at around evens.

i also think fox norton will go close newapproach..his jumping at aintree was spot on..i just think he may be better at further?

Going shortly,so a few for me today as follows,
Enniskillen.
Pingshou.
Gods Own.
A Genie In A Bottle.
Good Luck All.

The reason a lot of women stray is because they get a ride similar to the ride a horse got in the Grade 1 nov chase.Roll on the Galway Plate.

Anyone know the name of the commentator of the last race,very strange accent.

lovely to see not only the great sprinter sacre yesterday but a 28 years young klairon davis also who brought back happy memories.

4.55 presenting percy @11/4
i know its a grade 1 but the way this one won at the festival gives me reason to think he can go close in this company..although tbh i thought 4/1 was more like the price?
6.05 fayonagh @2/1 really cannot be opposed after the festival run..

Nice evenings racing coming up,bit wary with the goodish ground though.

3.40 Crossed My Mind ew @ around 9/1.
Wide open handicap and one for minimum stakes but this was impressive albeit a Wexford maiden,hopeful choice to keep the sponsors money in their own pocket.
4.20 Minella till Dawn @ 11/4
Not liking Battleford had me looking for an alternative, MTD looked booked for 2nd til falling at the last in a classy race last time,probablywill want this run at a good pace as he looks to have just the one gear.
4.55 Penhill @ 5/2
Another with minimum stakes,think it should hold Monalee again,jumped a lot better at Cheltenham but not convinced entirely with that yet,just hopeful.
5.30 Sizing John @ Evens
Maybe not giving him enough credit for the gold cup,certainly is the form horse.
6.05 Fayonagh @ 2/1
All her form is starting to stack up,horses beaten a long way at Naas and Fairyhouse are getting races or going close, Cheltenham proves she acts on the ground,have to be with her tl beaten. Anything that has come out of Poli Roi's Navan race has been well beaten,a poor race though won in fine manner. C'mon girl,no moodies today!
7.15 Minutestomidnight @ 11/4
Maybe there were excuses for Mystic Theatre at Naas but her body language was shocking and she emptied very quickly,i would certainly prefer Bluegrass Princess of the two this evening,she looked very honest in that race and a live danger.Though soft and at Wexford Minutestomidnight slammed Half the Odds(who won a fair bumper last week),she did it very well and hoping she is on the higher scale of the could be anything maxim.

Best of luck with yours.

a great days racing i thought la bella vida in the first and tin soldier in a very hot grade one would both run better than the 20/1 on offer suggests both i think will be suited by the step up in trips,in the gold cup i thought djakadam would get his day in the sun at last.

Desperate results so far,may not have won but thought Ruby had Penhill way too far back there.

Probably Macrocky.

Terrific race the gold cup,mistkes cost Djakadam but the most unlikely "hero" is surely Robbie Power,what a way things have turned around for him,and the type of fella that deserves it.

It was a fantastic race, arguably race of the season.

When you look at the big crowds and full stands obviously a very good atmosphere.
Is punchestown week better than Cheltenham
Cost is a big issue about visiting Cheltenham.
Going to punchestown cheaper to enter. Cheaper hotels. No flights or ferry.

Reason I ask premier I'd say punchestown is a grand less than Cheltenham.
I've done Cheltenham week but only 1 day at punchestown

Fairyhouse is in the shadow of punchestown I think. And aintree  is too close to Cheltenham and it's all about 1 race

Fair play Workrider.

Enjoyed the racing today with the gold cup and i thought a very good performance from Fayonagh.
Looks some impossible races tomorrow other than the 3 shorties.

ive been to all 4 meetings several times..best by far is aintree,thur fri and sat. i wouldnt argue with anyone that wants to queue for the toilets and climb them steps constantly at cheltenham,fair play to you. but for a good  experience of top class nh horses and a good social event you wont beat aintree.

all three festivals are great in there own ways they are all different,i have been going to both aintree and cheltenham each year since 1981,its been great to see the way aintree has come on in those years i remember standing on the steps almost alone watching the two best staying chasers of there time kildimo and dessie race.this is my first visit since 1999 to punchestown and from what i have seen whats not to like about the place so what if its not mobbed out everywhere and you cant get to the toilet or get a drink ?something that has surprised me is how much i have found the 340 start times have suited me ,i must admit sat in my house in england i thought it was a pain having such great racing at such times however where your here its works and works very well,anybody who was there yesterday and did not think it was anything but superb needs to find another hobby.

Didn't know you were over Foxy,might see you there either today or tomorrow.Having been to Cheltenham last week I have to agree with Jimeen re facilities ,Punchestown needs modernising and quick.That was one fantastic race yesterday,nip and tuck between 3 smashing horses,anyone of them could have won it,each made a hash of the last three fences,the worst been Goneygrees second last fence blunder,everyone of them showed a will to win and none of them shirked  it.

Foxy , I will tell you exactly what's not to like about the place, horses gone over the top or not being a huge conundrum for any punter. Ground that isn't uniform, how can the ground for the ist two races be completely different even though they are both over hurdles and it hasn't rained in between. And as for the facilities, a disgrace doesn't even do the description justice.
Much like the Curragh , our headquarters are on par with normal gaffe meetings in Britain.
The racing might have been exciting and there were some good horses on show , but there were plenty who didn't perform to their best, so in my book it's a meeting with rubbish facilities and god knows what way your horse might run.