Monday 23 April 2007

Punchestown Festival 2007

Kerry Gold Champion Chase

Nickname and Newmill feature among a classy eight-runner field declared for the Kerrygold Champion Chase on Tuesday.

Martin Brassil's Nickname has won six of his seven starts this season but loves the ground soft. With good ground predicted, My tip is to lay the favourite at around 2/1 on Betfair.

He has had a superb season but the ground is the key to this horse. I feel the horse to beat is Newmill.

He ran out an impressive winner of this race last year having previously won the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

However, he could finish only fourth to Voy Por Ustedes in the race this season.

He should be fit and ready to take his chance and follow up last years Punchestown victory.