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Punchestown Festival – Day 2 Preview

Hi all,

Inside today’s main piece I look to the best of Wednesday action at the Punchestown Festival. Plus, I preview Saturday’s. Bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown.

It’s Day 2 of the Punchestown Festival. And jump racing return to Perth for the first time in 2023 with the first of three days of racing at the BetVictor Perth Festival. Before looking at today’s action let’s look ahead to the weekend’s big handicap chase.

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Saturday Preview

Hi all,

For the third successive weekend we have a Grand National to enjoy. Today is the turn of the Scottish Grand National (3:35) at Ayr. Let’s hope the race is dramatic for the right reasons rather than what we had at Aintree seven days ago.

I previewed the Scottish Grand National in Wednesday’s column. If you want my selections for that race and the rest of my Ayr and Newbury tips, you can get them here.

There’s good supporting card of races at Ayr including a good renewal of the Coral Scottish Champion Hurdle (2:25).

Besides Ayr. The ITV cameras are also covering four races from Newbury including the two Guineas Trials: the Fred Darling Stakes (2.05) and Greenham Stakes (2.40). Inside today’s main piece I’m looking at the first three races at Newbury.

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