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City Bypasses Punchestown

Detroit City will not bid for a Festival hat-trick after owner Terry Warner decided not to tackle Friday's tote.ie Champion Four Year Old Hurdle at Punchestown.

The Philip Hobbs-trained gelding has already landed the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham and the Anniversary 4-Y-O Novices' Hurdle at Aintree but Warner did not want to try for a memorable three-timer.

'I've told Philip to take Detroit City out of the Irish race,' said Warner.

'I thought winning at Aintree was a bonus after Cheltenham and I just don't want to be thought too greedy.

'The horse is very, very well and Philip is desperate to run, saying it is a a 130,000 race but I think it is time to draw stumps and enough is enough,' he told The Sportsman.

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