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Review punchestown 31st Dec

Sat 31st Dec 2016, 18:40

< Supasundae ran out an impressive winner of the Free Festival Upgrade Ticket Offer Hurdle at Punchestown.

Jessica Harrington's charge shaped like a step back up in trip was need on her seasonal reappearance over two miles and that proved to be the case as he beat Monksland by six lengths in the two-and-a-half-mile contest.

Robbie Power's mount took it up from Sure Reef just before they turned for home and never looked like getting caught as the 7-4f favourite stayed on strongly up the straight.< Duke Cass narrowly held the late lunge of Mine Now to complete a hat-trick in the Buy Your Tickets Online At www.punchestown.com Handicap Hurdle.

Always going well under Donagh Meyler, Karl Thornton's four-year-old hit the front after the second-last and kicked clear off the home turn as Mine Now gave pursuit.

The latter finished with a wet sail but the 5-2 favourite held on by a head.

Willie Mullins book-ended the card with winners as Childrens List made all in the opening Buy Your 2017 Annual Membership Beginners Chase.

The 2-1 joint-favourite was sent straight to the front by Ruby Walsh and proved tough in the finish when challenged but fellow market leader Edwulf who could only reduce the gap to half a length at the line.

Mullins completed a double courtesy of the 200,000-pound purchase Redhottillypeppers (4-6fav), a comfortable two-and-three-quarter-length winner from Ladysingstheblues under David Dunsdon in the Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race.

There was a one-two for Gordon Elliott and Gigginstown House Stud Festival Hospitality On Sale 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle as Dakota Moirette justified 7-4 favouritism with three and three-quarter lengths to spare over Icario < Show And Go came from a long way back to collar Mount Brandon right on the line in the Goffs Punchestown Invitational Sale Handicap Chase, with the 9-2 joint-favourite getting up by a neck.< Tethra opened her account at the 15th attempt when thwarting the late challenge of Rapid Fritz by half a length in the Martinstown Opportunity