Johnny Ward takes you through Thursday’s feature race. By William Hill Wednesday 28 Apr 2021, 10:28 AM Apr 28th 2021, 10:28 AM 2,760 Views 2 Comments
AFTER ITS POSTPONEMENT 12 months ago, the Punchestown Festival has made a welcome return to the racing calendar this week.
Each day, racing journalist Johnny Ward brings you a preview of the feature race and his best tip along with William Hill’s latest prices.
Next up, he looks ahead to Thursday’s big one… Ronald Pump, ridden by Keith Donoghue. Source: PA
Champion Stayers Hurdle, 5.25pm Thursday (live on RTÉ2)
The Champion Stayers Hurdle (5.25), the feature on day three at Punchestown, sees Flooring Porter attempt to reaffirm that he is top dog in this division, even if some may still have their doubts.
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Big races
The day one feature at Aintree is the Betway Bowl (2.50), a Grade 1 over 3m1f and featuring plenty of familiar names. The race has an illustrious honour roll, including two-time winners Wayward Lad, Docklands Express, First Gold and Silviniaco Conti.
Also on the card is the Aintree Hurdle (3.25) featuring several top-class performers including 2017 winner Buveur D Air, while Britain s best juvenile hurdlers clash at 2.20 and novice chasers do battle in the opening Manifesto Novices Chase (1.45).
The first of three races over the National fences at the meeting comes at 4.05 when 23 runners contest the Rose Paterson Randox Foxhunters Open Hunters Chase, while some exciting prospects will be in action in the concluding Grade 2 Mares Bumper (5.15).
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Tiger Roll to run in Betway Bowl at Aintree with Jack Kennedy likely to partner him
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Jack Kennedy could get the leg up on Tiger Roll for the first time since October 2017 when the dual Grand National winner runs in the Betway Bowl at Aintree next week.
Speculation over where the five-times Cheltenham Festival winner would next run ended on Friday morning when he was not declared for the Boylesports Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse on Easter Monday.
The 11-year-old returned to top form at Cheltenham when running out an easy winner of the cross country chase, his third victory in the race.