Punchestown Festival Betting / Eoin Ryan / 24 April 2008 / Leave a comment

The racing continues and so does the competition. Wednesday was tough for all, can they do better on day three?

Kevin Blake of Timeform struck first blood on Wednesday as his NB bet Neptune Collonges put up a big performance to take the day's feature, The Guinness Gold Cup. The horse seems to love it here at Punchestown and his owner, John Hales, will be keen to put a program in place next season that will again lead to the festival next year. Kevin can feel a little aggrieved at the price as the winner was forecast to go off odds-against but the Betfair SP of [1.94] was still marginally ahead of the returned official SP of 9-10. Everyone else drew blanks on the day with Endless Intrigue coming in a gallant second for Eoin in the Champion Bumper; no match for Cousin Vinny though, who followed up his Cheltenham win with a hugely impressive winning display here.

In this game though, it's all about winners and Johnny Ward still heads the list thanks to his strong day 1 performance.

Selections for day three are now listed below; let's hope the guys can get back on a winning thread...

Leaderboard after Wednesday's Punchestown action...

Johnny Ward: 0pts

Kevin Blake: -1.56pts

Wayne Bailey: -3pts

Eoin Ryan: -3pts

Day Three charity bets

Johnny Ward

* Perce Rock 2pts NAP (3.40pm)

* Oscar Time 1pt NB (5.25pm)

Wayne Bailey

* Garde Champetre 2pts NAP (3.05pm)

* Blazing Bailey 1pt NB (4.50pm)

Eoin Ryan

* Kazal 2pts NAP (4.50pm)

* Garde Champetre 1pt NB (3.05pm)

Kevin Blake

* Ardalan 2pts NAP (5.25pm)

* Fosters Cross 1pt NB (6.00pm)

Betfair will donate €500 to the winner's chosen charity.

Tags: Ardalan, Garde Champetre, Kazal, Perce Rock, Punchestown Betting