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Dr is a handicap Whizz

Favourite backers had to wait 16 races at this year's Punchestown Festival to find a winner and even then the glass is only half full as 7/2 joint favourite Dr Whizz took the Kildare Post Handicap Chase.

4.42PM

Crowd and Tote figures up

Today's crowd figure at Punchestown was slightly up on last year while the Tote figure saw a healthy increase.

7.53PM

Vuvuzela blows away opposition

King Vuvuzela looked a nice prospect when running out an impressive winner of the concluding bumper at Punchestown.

7.36PM

Thewesthowaya looks smart

Willie Mullins withdrew his other runner, Dunbrovic during the day from the bumper, owing to the change in ground conditions and on his first ride back after breaking his collar-bone in the Grand National, Patrick had the perfect return ahead of Punchestown on his father's Thewesthowaya in the concluding Riverfest Flat Race at Limerick.

5.47PM