UPDATED 5:24PM, APR 27 2021
An unraced four-year-old trained by Willie Mullins that was heavily backed for the closing bumper (7.35) at Punchestown on Tuesday has been withdrawn on veterinary advice.
The Ballylinch Stud-owned Glowing Account had been shortened to a general 2-1 shot (from 7) when making the cut for the day one finale, but now misses the race.
Glowing Account s stablemate Hara Kiri, who was favourite until this morning s market move, heads the betting again at a general 11-4 and is the mount of Patrick Mullins.
There is little to choose between Envoi Allen and Monkfish in the market for the blockbuster Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase (6.30) at Punchestown.
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SCHOLASTIC (9/1) for Joseph O Brien. He was eight lengths down on Cheltenham Boodles winner Jeff Kidder when they met in Fairyhouse at Easter, finishing ahead of stablemate Busselton. A couple of weeks ago, he travelled to Cheltenham and finished second to Her Indoors having met with some trouble in-running and been short of room when the race was developing two out. He also has good course form having beaten Jeff Kidder here last September. He was also second behind subsequent Triumph Hurdle winner a month later on the same track on similar ground. That will do for me.