Teahupoo lands Stayers Hurdle double with Punchestown victory
Teahupoo became the first horse this century to win the Stayers Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival and follow it up at the Punchestown Festival.
The final day of the Punchestown Festival on Saturday will see the curtain coming down on the National Hunt season in Ireland on May 4.
Teahupoo became the first horse this century to win the Stayers Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival and follow it up at the Punchestown Festival.
The feature race on day three at the Punchestown Festival sees a host of familiar faces line up for a tilt at landing the biggest prize on Thursday’s card, the Champion Stayers’ Hurdle.
The Punchestown Festival speeds beyond the halfway mark on Thursday afternoon with day three set to be headlined by the Champion Stayers Hurdle as Teahupoo goes after a Cheltenham/Punchestown double.
Our resident trends analyst Andrew of Fiosrach has done it again, crowning a stellar Aintree Festival by tipping two 40/1 outsiders, both of whom made the each-way frame in the Grand National.
After the Lord Mayor’s show of the Grand National, the Maghull Novices' Chase nevertheless usually delivers a high-quality Grade 1, with the likes of Jonbon and Shishkin among its recent winners.
As we look forward to Grand National Day’s showpiece, the Liverpool Hurdle rarely fails to deliver a race that acts as the perfect warm-up act ahead of the main event an hour later.
The first Grade 1 race on the final day of the Aintree’s Festival card sees eight middle-distance hurdlers take on the 11 obstacles that stand between them and a taste of Grand National Day glory.
Marking the midpoint of the Aintree Festival, this Grade 1 race should prove that quality beats quantity every time as just seven high-class chasers line up for the biggest prize on Friday's card.
There’s no shortage of betting options on day one of the Aintree Festival, and our trends analyst Andrew of Fiosrach has taken a closer look at one of the biggest handicaps of the day.