Friday 28 April · Punchestown, Eire

16:15 EMS Copiers Novice Handicap Chase (Grade A)

Distance: 2m 5f 0y
Going: Yielding (Good tio Yielding in places)
Class: 0
Prize: EUR 100000
Runners: 14

Race preview

LIFE IN THE PARK has an each-way chance at the prices. Henry de Bromhead's six-year-old gelding made a highly encouraging seasonal reappearance at Limerick when nearest at the finish in a close third in a Grade 3 novice chase. There ought to be plenty more to come from him in this sphere. He won the Adare Manor Opportunity Final Handicap Hurdle at last season's Punchestown Festival. Kilcruit is three from four across all codes (a Grade 1 bumper, a maiden hurdle and a beginners' chase) at Punchestown. His last two unplaced outings came in Grade 1 company over fences and he is clearly a big player in this company. Emmet Mullins' So Scottish is very talented and can rebound from an unplaced run at Cheltenham. Grandero Bello was a neck in front of Life In The Park in second at Limerick and gets first-time cheekpieces. Dropping back in trip will suit him.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	Kilcruit	134-135	Paul Townend	W P Mullins	11 12	11-4
2	Jody Ted	15P42F	Sean O'Keeffe	E Griffin	10 3	28-1
3	Life In The Park	611-133	Rachael Blackmore	H De Bromhead	11 2	18-5
4	Grandero Bello	4-3U212	Ricky Doyle	E & P Harty	11 3	11-2
5	Tullybeg	413U14	Danny Gilligan	G Elliott	10 13	33-1
6	Authorized Art	111445	Danny Mullins	W P Mullins	11 12	18-1
7	Slip Of The Tongue	3-4F338	Simon Torrens	P Roche	10 10	14-1
8	Sit Down Lucy	114095	Sean Flanagan	Peter Fahey	10 6	25-1
9	Largy Debut	9-33322	Donagh Meyler	H De Bromhead	10 13	20-1
-	Adamantly Chosen	152276	J B Foley	W P Mullins	11 12	11-1
-	So Scottish	211127	Mark Walsh	E Mullins	11 2	6-1
-	Hallowed Star	2-121FP	J S McGarvey	J J Hanlon	11 0	66-1
-	Aarons Day	2515F5	Phillip Enright	O McKiernan	10 8	25-1
-	Carrig Sam	6-8FPF3	Darragh O'Keeffe	A L T Moore	10 3	12-1
NR	Macs Charm	1P-4221	Brian Hayes	Colm Murphy	11 6