In all Honesty the racing at Punchestown yesterday should have been abandoned - the whip ban we have here in England would have been a more edifying sight. It was a slog running through water laying on the track - the same decision to to run only hdles and bumpers on ground that is just not suitable for most of the runners.
I am waiting and have been waiting for some while for Whispering Hill who has its 3rd run this season in the 7.15 bumper- and today's ground is right up this ones street. take a look at its pedigree - Sired from Tiger Hill who won on bottomless ground and Wells Whisper(Sadlers Wells) is a 7 yr old at the top of its game if you take its run over hdles last time at Leopardstown after a layoff of 630 days the run before simply bungled the last hdle when acceleration was just so good. He ran around Punchestown against Universal Truth on bottomless ground in a 7.5 Grand race (universal truth went on to win its next 2 races and won twice since). Tonight he is against a few decent bred animals including Village Vic who will love the ground - after Snap Tie victory this week you have to respect this trainer and certainly this animal wh ran a cracker on this ground --
I will stay with my each way punt on Wells Whispers who put in a performance 4lbs better than anything else in the race and that was this track - ridden by R McNamara without a claim does not disssuad me for the 80/20 place win market on Betfair at the current 48s win 9 place.
At Perth Gordon Elliot and Maguire are formidable in hdles and St Killian's run should be watched for money in the 4.40 but am taking him on with Sue Bradburnes only runner jet Master in the 2.00
good luck all
Bob
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