4:10 Punchestown Tips

Comeonearchie is certainly not a punter's friend, as his form can be indifferent. Perhaps he is a moody horse who obliges only when he feels like it ??' as he did in mid-December on this very course in a similar event. A return to that sort of form would see him as a decent threat in a fairly open event.

One Horse Army is now handicapped much higher in chases than in hurdles after winning consecutive staying handicap chases last January on heavy ground. He performed better over hurdles last time, over an inadequate trip of 21½ furlongs at Limerick, when he was 5th of 18, beaten just over five lengths off 85. He remains on that mark.

Proven to be a strong contender in long-distance handicap races. He excels at this distance, particularly on good to yielding surfaces. He held solid form early last year, finishing 2nd over 25f at Tipperary in May and winning at Kilbeggan in April. Should he come back from a break in that form and the going is not excessively heavy, an each-way bet at 12/1 offers excellent value.

Big price here for Liam Burke's 8 year old Mare CLOUDY FOUNTAIN of course the price is well deserved however I don't think this Daughter of CLOUDINGS cant be totally written off with this charge being very unexposed over the tall timber & when taking in talented claimer Michael Kenneally's 7lb allowance it brings this Mare 10lbs below her last win over Hurdles. The step back up in trip 'Should' suit with this girl's better performances coming over 23-24f & ground shouldn't pose too many questions either with the aforementioned races coming on testing ground. Jockey has a 25% place strike rate the past month & 41.18% place strike rate here @Punchestown the past 5 years. Big 40/1 odds with enough in the profile for me to hope (and prey).