Punchestown Festival Wednesday Betting Preview PT 1

The Punchestown Festival is in full swing and the de facto finale to the National Hunt season enters its second day on Wednesday with a stellar selection of races that will be offering up plenty of value for punters. We have a few solid Grade 1 contests set to unfold in addition to a couple of extremely deep handicap races that have some really interesting outside contenders so there are a pile of very good opportunities here to make some money. 

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The opening race is the deepest contest of the day and we have about 29 different entries here with the two favourites both listed at a very tempting 8/1 price tag with the Willy Mullins-trained Nickname Exit while Eight Till Late is a bit better rated but continues to trade at the same price. Nickname Exit also carries an additional five pounds here. 

Mullins had an excellent day today with a pronounced sweep of all the graded contests that many expect to continue into tomorrow. The outside option to keep your eye on is Mullins’ four-year-old contender Tarabiyn who is regally-bred and has been putting in a few decent shifts as of late. 

He finished second in a 4yo hurdle at Limerick and was bested by the talented Chatham House. You’ll find him trading at a 16/1 margin which makes him a strong each-way selection if you can get somebody to pay out five places. 

In the second contest we have a 4yo Hurdle contest going 2m4f with a very strong Henry De Bromhead selection in Identity Thief. He lines up in the Giggnstown House Stud colours and will be a popular option here after finishing second in a novice hurdle at Fairyhouse when sent off at 7/1. He attempted a Grade 1 at Leopardstown back in February but was pulled up by Bryan Cooper. 

Right now, he’s trading as low as a 2/1 margin and will likely go shorter on the day as many public handicappers have him selected as their nap.