Brighterdaysahead to skip Aintree for Punchestown

Brighterdaysahead to skip Aintree for Punchestown

Brighterdaysahead will sidestep a potential clash with Constitution Hill and Lossiemouth in the William Hill Aintree Hurdle and instead be saved for the Punchestown Festival.

Lee will be right at Home in the Liverpool Hurdle

THERE weren’t many tougher beats at Cheltenham for me than HOME BY THE LEE, and I think he can have his day in the sun in the Liverpool Hurdle on Saturday (3.05pm). I’d been all over Joseph O’Brien’s charge for the Stayers’ Hurdle and he was cruelly brought down in the race at an early stage. He was none the worse for that mishap and is likely to arrive to this fresher than most of his rivals after barely having a race. My other reasons for fanc…

Flat to Jumps – Aintree on the Horizon

Hi all, Today, I’m looking back at Sunday’s Classic Trials at Leopardstown and sharing my first Flat tracker horses. My Flat hat came out for two days last weekend. Now, it’s back in the box—for two weeks. The Aintree Grand National Festival kicks off on Thursday, building up to the world’s most famous horse race… Read More »Flat to Jumps – Aintree on the Horizon The post Flat to Jumps – Aintree on the Horizon appeared first on Daily Punt.

Constitution Hill price change on Aintree Hurdle as Brighterdaysahead withdraws

The promising mare Brighterdaysahead trained by Gordon Elliott has been ruled out of the Aintree Hurdle where she was set to make it a thrilling rematch against Constitution Hill along with Lossiemouth. Elliott revealed the news this afternoon ahead of the Grade 1 contest on Thursday afternoon as the mare will instead be going to Punchestown Festival which gets underway Tuesday, April 29. Constitution Hill’s price has been smashed in as a result…